Auburn man impersonating a deputy threatens to shoot woman in the head
An Auburn man is facing charges after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible police impersonation with terroristic threats on September 15, 2022.
Lee County Investigators immediately contacted the female victim who stated that she was communicating with a male subject pretending to be a law enforcement officer and saying that “he was going to put a bullet in her brain if she told anyone about it.”
Investigators obtained a video clip of the person showing the victim a tactical vest with a plate carrier and a Lee County Sheriff’s Office patch attached when he made the threats. “Investigators also located social media posts that showed the subject wearing the vest and shooting a semi-automatic rifle that had some type of suppression device attached to the barrel,” a press release from the sheriff’s office said.
The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Justin Gregory Johnson. A search warrant was executed at Johnson’s residence in the 10000 block of U.S. Hwy. 280 West in Auburn where investigators recovered the tactical vest with the Lee County Sheriff’s patch, several semi-automatic rifles equipped with suppression devices, and a cell phone used by Johnson.
Johnson was arrested and charged with 1 count of Terroristic Threats and 1 count of Impersonating a Police officer. He is being held in the Lee County jail on a $103,000.00 bond.
Authorities added that additional charges are expected. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867)
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