Posted on 04/23/2022 7:45:05 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
A Florida man has been arrested for pretending to be an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent to score discounted burgers at Wendy’s.
Jesse David Stover, 57, had been claiming to be law enforcement to get a discount at the fast food chain for some time, but things went south when an employee asked to see proof.
"He quickly flashed a gold-colored badge to the Wendy’s staff and then demanded the discount again,” Bunnell Police said in a press release.
The manager declined to give Stover the discount, causing an argument.
Eventually, Stover admitted he was not a police officer, but claimed instead that he worked for DEA as an undercover agent. The badge he flashed was actually a concealed weapon permit badge, which looks similar to one that might be worn by law enforcement.
“During the investigation, it was further discovered that Stover, a regular customer at this Wendy’s, had been demanding and getting this discount for over two years. Stover was placed under arrest and post Miranda Rights the badge being used to impersonate a law enforcement officer was discovered to be a concealed weapon permit badge which is very similar to a law enforcement badge,” the press release continued.
Flagler Live reports that Stover told arresting officers that he was a police officer “a long time ago, but he was fired because he was an alcoholic.”
Stover posted $2,500 bond with a notice to appear for his arraignment on May 9th.
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A couple of years ago I would have considered this akin to “stolen valor” ... but now, as it involves the DOJ, there is little “valor” to be “stolen”.
I got this badge out of a box of Cracker Jacks once. I thought that made me an FBI agent.
By the way, why does Florida’s CWP look like a law enforcement badge?
“By the way, why does Florida’s CWP look like a law enforcement badge?”
Good question! It should be replaced with something like a driver’s license.
Uh, it is a plastic card, much like a driver’s license. It is not a badge.
he was fired because he was an alcoholic
I suspect he’s still a bit off. Faking he’s a cop to get discounted Wendy’s ?
There have been so many stories of law-enforcement officers having their food tainted by restaurant employees; I would think it would be safer to pretend not to be an LEO.
Ive had a ccw permit for yrs and never saw a badge??!!
They knew he wasn’t FBI because he didn’t demand all the money from the cash register.
Can I dress in a rabbit suit and demand the Secret Service discount at a salad bar?
looks generic...
not seeing any mention of “the state of florida” on that badge...
It does not.
The badge he flashed was an after market acquisition. You can buy them from ads in the back of True Detective magazine.
“Can I dress in a rabbit suit and demand the Secret Service discount at a salad bar?”
No, but you can enter White House grounds and escort Resident Biden.
He blew his cover for a discount.
And no one was killed.
Lmao!
Posing as a DEA agent in a Wendy’s is liable to get you shot.
Florida Man didn’t think this through very well.
Those badges aren’t Florida, they’re ebay.
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