That looks like a dropped. Hey, I think behind that guy back window. Okay. Yeah. You want to hang out right there for me? That'd be great. Stay right over here. You want to? Not at this time. Morning sir. Morning. I'm officer Stewart with the T police department. The reason for the con is your speed sir. Sir is your speed. That's the reason why you've been stopped today. Yes sir. Okay. You have your license prevention. Thanks. He been following me since Chandler. He tried to run us off the bridge or whatever. I do volunteer fire department stuff and I I hid my lights on cuz he ran up on us or whatever. We got a searching rescue dog in there on that bridge coming over that last bridge. I got you. I was like why is he still following us? Who knows, man? Who knows? Uh, do you mind if I open the door? That looks good, by the way. All right. Just scan the barcode beside your door. Oh, come on. That's all it was. I love being chopped out while he was following us or whatever. He's been running up on us and then right here at the past. Mhm. Right here past my part. One second. We try to get over and Was that traffic for me? Now you don't need to read. I was listening to the driver 104. Okay. If you want to roll me a 31, that'd be great. Hey, what kind of Nissan is this, by the way? Central. H Central. Hey, I notic you got some lights back here. What are those lights for? Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer Fire Department. Palestine Agency. Palestine. Okay. Why do you have a Michigan plates in if you don't mind me asking? It's a rental. It's a rental car. Yeah. So, can you can you flash him for me real quick? Come again. [ __ ] them up. [ __ ] him up. Hey, what's a good phone number for? So, you're a volunteer firefighter? Yes, sir. With what agency? Uh, Lake Palestine. Lake Palestine Agency. Who's your chief? Uh, Gary Cannon. Gary who? Canon. Gary Cannon. Interesting. Okay. All right. Just hang out with me a little bit. Okay. Do you have proof that you're a volunteer firefighter? You don't mind me asking? Not on me? Not on you? No. No. Okay. Will you shine these lights for me real quick and everything? You got them all plugged in? Yeah. Just like just H. Okay. Do you know they shine red and blue? Uh, yes. You did? Okay, cool deal. Just hang tight for me. Okay. What's up, man? How you doing, sir? So, I This is our uh complainant. Yeah. And he says that while they were in Chandler, um, this guy got in front of him and activated those back lights. And we'll be with you in just a second. Same time. Uh, he activated those lights. those light strips in his back window that were red and blue. I just he just supplies them for me and they do shine red and blue. And so he got in front of him to try to get him like to go around. Uhhuh. And then once once our complainant went around and he gunned it going down 31. Okay. Going excess of 100 and where he got caught up was at the loop at 31 and 31 wasn't on loop. Okay. Gotcha. Okay. Um so we have person officer cross. He says he's a volunteer fire pilot with Alison Volunteer Fire Department. He's got a he's got a like a sheriff's badge sticker in the back window, too. Yeah. And but it's a Michigan plate because it says it's a rental. It tells me he put all that on there. Correct. It's weird. Even though it's a rental. Yeah. My supervisor get here. Um Okay. Here shortly. Is there any way that you can confirm that he is a volunteer firefighter with the Palestine Volunteer Fire Department? I had to put her in the back road. So, he had to put all that on there. It's weird. He's got a dog in the car, too. I don't know if that changes things for all as well. Little sh Did those uh red and blue lights flash? They just light up. They light up. They flash. It's going to be county's call. Okay. Got help with anything? Not right now. I think we got it. Yeah. He's put some red and blues on the back of his car that flash red and blue. a rental car as well. There's also a badge on the back of it. He's probably going to end up taking this call, but I'm just trying to get some information for him. Yeah, I What did he say? He said he is a volunteer firefighter with I believe it's the Palestine Volunteer Fire Department and that's why he put those red and blues on his car. But why was he using? He didn't say. I just asked if he'd light them up for me and they flash red and blue. I sent our complainant on. Planet told me whenever they're on FM315 by the Lake Paline Bridge, the guy was going 30 mph for Palestine, but that's a rental car. So, he putter all he wants. The issue is he's not an emergency vehicle operator during the time that's needed. But apparently, he's been doing this stuff around because he's thinking of he's also a registered SO. Yeah, he's a sex offender. He used his lights to make the guy pull over to the side, then cut him off and tried to make him stop. So he right now he's got the offense using the red and blue lights in order. So impersonating basically what he's sex. He's a volunteer firefighter, not a firefighter. You want to get him out of the car and hook him up real quick? No, I I want to I want to get in the car in this top turn. Okay. Hey, can you step out so we can talk for a second? Keep your window rolled up. Don't want your dog jumping out. Oh, okay. So, we just have some questions for you. Okay. Yes, sir. All right. So, what was the purpose of turning on your red and blue lights in Henderson County? When we came over the bridge, we were just leaving my girlfriend's house. Huh? Uh, turn that way. I just want to see cut down. When we left from Flat Creek Marina. Mhm. Uh we crossed that first bridge. He pulled off of right there where the firework station is in the corner. Okay. Uh me and a couple other vehicles that were in front of us. We were going the speed limit. Okay. Like he's been trying to pass us and know on the second bridge where that gas station is on the corner. Who was trying to pass me? This guy in the white truck. Okay. You're trying to pass me and two other cars in front of a gas station on that second bridge right there. I guess I don't have a smith down yet, but old bridge used to be in the water. Correct. Got that gas station. Well, you right there 18. He tried to come up again. He was already like, "What is he doing?" Well, then he started back over or whatever. He pushed us off. I had to pull off little area right there where the boat dock is. Yeah. We pulled off where the boat was. Uh we can sit right there. So we was like nothing. We get back up on the road. We'll go back off the bridge. Countyy's talking to him right now trying to walk something. So So explain to me this is a rental car, correct? Yes, sir. So why do you have this? Why? Why is this one? Uh we put that on there. Why did y'all put that on? My dad did. Your dad did? Yeah. Why did that little brother whatever. I had this car for I only had this car for a couple of months by the way. So, why did you put the red and the red and blue mark there? Cuz red ball. Okay. Where you where you work at? Lake Palestine East Volunteer Fire Department. Okay. Who's your supervisor? Can you call him on the phone? Yeah. What volunteer agency were you with again? Lake Palestine East Volunteer Fire Department. Lake Palestine East. They have anything like that? Who's that lady? How long about a month before? I'm going to go talk to her. He's trying to get a supervisor so we can verify that he works. Okay. That's what dispatch is checking it right now. Everything. You tell them what 111 told me. I didn't listen to that. Okay. I mean, I was I'm ready to text. No, it's not. No, not that at all. No, man. We just red and blue is to kind of the reason for I told her maybe I shouldn't do it or whatever, but hell, I just did it like a warning like that and get off, you know, cuz he tried to run us off the road. All right. That's just that's that's the reason you're seeing the response that you're seeing. Okay. Cuz you know, red red and blues really cause us to perk up a little bit of like why is I wouldn't try to pull nobody over. I wouldn't try to be an I understand. You don't have any certifications on you or anything to verify that you're with that agency? Uh, no sir. You don't? Okay. I work out of state a lot or whatever. I just got back in town. My car What state do you work out of? I work all over the United States. All over the United States. Okay. Do you have certifications in other states? Right. What What other states do you have it in? Uh, no. I don't I don't volunteer anywhere. Uh, merchandise, Home Depot. Okay. But when you're with the volunteer aspect of it and everything like that. Are you certified in the state of Texas to do anything like that for volunteer fire department? Yes, sir. Uh, ENT certified, any kind of fire certification, code certification? I work uh EMS uh BST BST at headquarters. Where's headquarters at? Uh over on Glenwood over Cotton belt. Were you looking at home? Is it on Is it on your car audio? I see. Yeah, that's what I say. Hello. He doesn't have any sort of Well, not identification, just verification that he works for a volunteer. Doesn't have it at this time. He works out of headquarters off the moon. Gary, can you hear me? Can you hear me? Hey, can you uh Yeah, absolutely. Can you verify this? Jason Fierce, can you verify with officer Stewart with Tyler PD that I volunteered at Lake Pal? Well, that I'm on Lake Pal. I just got pulled over or whatever because of my life bar. Someone tried to run me off the road. My dumb ass hit my light bar or whatever and got people off my ass. Yes, sir. I just need you to verify. Yes, I know. 111 still on. Can you just verify? Can you just let them know that volunteer fire department? That's all they need. It does need verification on it. Piece of paper, something that says that you do that. Can you Can you ver Can you just let them tell them that I'll volunteer Lake Volunteer Fire Department with y'all? Who is it over? Who are you speaking to right now? This is my lieutenant. Your lieutenant? What's your lieutenant's name? Greg. They call him Gage. They call him Gage. Gage what? Huh? Gage what? Lemons. Lemons. Yes, sir. What's he What's he go by? What's his first name? He said Gage. We call him Gage. What's his real name? Gregory. Gregory. Can you hear me? I couldn't. They keep trying to connect to my car. Hold on. Okay. What about who's who's the chief of your department again? Gary. Gary. What? Canon. I wouldn't kind of pull nobody over or anything. It wasn't I support law enforcement. I mean, my dad No, absolutely, man. My dad's brother. He just slapped it on their left eye as a joke. I didn't realize it until earlier when we like what the hell is that? I was like, my dad been [ __ ] around. There's nothing. I ain't trying to impersonate nobody. I'm not trying to gave Okay. Can you let officer spirit know that our volunteer at the fire department with y'all? What's up? He's saying his lieutenant is Gregory quote Gage Lemons and the chief of the department he works for is a Gary Tan. Is anybody y'all would know? No. He's on the phone right now. So, can you verify with Austin that I work for you and all that business? So, but anyway, that's what I've got. Yeah, that's right. 85 111. Sorry, you're not. We got a home. his keep breaking up out there. He was out shave, so it's kind of like big time. And I'll take him out of my windows and everything for y'all. I mean, I just evidence evidence. You said you ran his name and everything. He didn't come back within this little patience. Oh. Y'all can have y that I don't know what all is going on. I know county's working on it too. Nick said he was light this guy out so that way the guy would get off his butt. [ __ ] [ __ ] rigs. I mean, that's the only reason why I even turned them on or whatever. They stay unplugged. And the only time I've ever used them is when I got paid or what, you know, just to be clear, we just made sure I heard it correctly. That was where Frankston, Anderson, Palestine, all those areas. We confirmed that. You got some nuts with camera dispatch. I haven't even been doing it long. But do you have any search with what? with the fire department or sorry do you have any certifications with the fire department or do you just go out there and throw water? No, I'm just new out there. Said you've been doing about a month and said yes. Okay. Well, they haven't get paid for whatever we go out there. Okay. So, you just go out there throw water on fire. I'm like uh reserves like only because I'm fix like they need help or something. I go out there and help them. I have pagers or anything. They have paid me. Where's your house? Are you on call today? No. I don't know how that volunteer stuff works. I don't know if y'all are on call or No, I'm not. I don't get paid. I'm not noon day. I'm not Bullard. I'm not ESD one or two. I'm not follow them lights were not even plugged up until that dude did it and I do and I flipped them on and flipped them right back off and unplugged them over and I was like what the hell is he doing? She was trying to get a hold of Henderson County. All right, still had my dispatch check just where he were. They checked with Crystal with Anderson County. He's not with Anderson, Palestine, or Frankston in any official capacity. Then they contacted Jennifer out of Cherokee County and he has tried to work for Lake Palestine and Cherokee multiple times, but has never worked for them in any capacity. I don't think we realize it today. Got called in on my keep on saying that one out there. I know. while we're eating more fish. Mhm. So, well, at this time, he was surprised that he's not a volunteer firefighter anywhere, but his back in town is obviously it's irrelevant. Yeah, but that's why he said he's saying he didn't get paid because of his past or whatever. So, he said all he does is show up, throw water, throw water in grass fires. So, that Yeah. I'm 30. So, yeah, it just says Texas Secret Service on the back of it. I mean, there's that there, too. But he lit the guy up apparently to get the guy off his butt. We're garbage. He's using it. He tells you he was a volunteer firefighter. Yeah, he's not. So, that's right there. So, 3711. Boom. Right there. He's impersonating. and then go into section general section one public servant. Yes sir. I'm just waiting for you listening for you. levels using it to affect traffic and control them in a way for his purpose to move them out of the way. So first native public officials, he said someone put it on there last night as a joke, but he wouldn't take it off. So now he's making excuses for his ticket. He said, "Oh, someone must have put the uh sticker on the car and I last night as a joke." But but he was when we called him earlier. Yeah, he said about 15 months out. I think we're in. Yeah. Go with 7.121 because you said he's a volunteer firefighter and he's not. He's using the vehicle to impersonate a public uh public official, not a public public official, which can be anyone anointed by the government, a town, a stewardship, or an agency, official, public a firefighter. Mhm. Is firefighters are elected by the city usually, most likely, and they have some kind of certificate. He's saying he's part of that affiliation, and he's using the lights in order to get people out of his way. Using it as emergency to get people off his butt or to keep whatever he's using it for, where it doesn't matter. He's using those lights away. He's using that authority to make people move out of their way with the intended purpose of that power. [Music] What's up? My mom was wondering if if y'all take me to jail, is she going to be able to take my rental car? [Music] That's a good question. How long How long have you had this rental car? I haven't got my heart bad. I just picked it up yesterday day before yesterday. I mean, I don't see why we wouldn't be able to release it to her. Yeah, that's fine with me. Am I going to jail? That way I can let my mom know. We're trying to still figure that out a little bit. Okay. We're still trying to figure that out. Like I tell I was telling her my mom and like why don't y'all tell him if the guy pulling the gun out on y. Did he pull it down out on you? Yeah. Something had a gun. He had a pistol. Did you see the pistol? Yeah. Pull up the side. He was but so he that's why he wouldn't put up the back side of the car or whatever. Hey, why didn't you tell me that earlier? Quick question. Okay. When that guy pulled up beside y'all and everything, what did he do? The guy Mhm. The guy in the white truck beside us. Mhm. I wasn't really paying attention. And I just know like when he uh was behind us, he was really close and then we were driving and he just kept following us. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Did that guy ever like fell off, catch you out? Anything like that or anything that might I was singing the music pull a gun or anything like that? Um not that I'm I didn't You didn't see it? And that would have been those. That's cuz that's what he's saying now. Yeah. Regardless of that. All right, Mr. Fris, if you want to set your phone down real quick. Go ahead and turn around. Put your hands behind your back for me. Yeah. Can you get it? Yeah. I can turn. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back there. At this time, you are being placed under arrest for impersonating public servant. flash impersonated. Well, we've got multiple reports of you activating your overhead lights. You said that you're with a volunteer fire agency. We checked and dispatched and all the surrounding areas where you're claiming it to be around Lake Palestine East and nobody's saying that you work for him. What? Are you serious? You serious? Kind of dip off like that real quick. I just want to talk with him and then he started talking to you. So, I was like, "Okay, hey, we'll go." What happened? So, um familiar with Chandler at all? the Lake Palestine area. H not super clear, but uh so between real quick, okay, before I get going, are you aware of section 37.0 of the Texas Penal Code? No. It's basically saying that if anybody lies to peace officers and it's material to a case, you can be crimally charged as well. Okay. So now, do you understand that? Now that I've told you that, tell me what happened. So, uh coming down the southernmost bridge of 315. Mhm. Um he was doing about 30 mph over a 55 mph bridge. Okay. Um, I slowed down. Also got to the end of it coming up where there's a campground in the church. Mhm. Uh, he flipped on those red and blue lights. Is he in front of you at this time? In front of me. Okay. Uh, he flashed after. Did you think that he was a undercover cop or anything like that when he turned those on or not at that moment? It was wasn't until he started putting his hand out the window and going like this as telling me to pull over, motioning for me to get over. Okay. Um, I called Henderson County Dispatch and asked if they have any undercover units. Mhm. At that point, I noticed what I had thought originally was a Hampshire plate was until I got closer, I saw it was Michigan. Okay. But I read them off the uh the number. Okay. Um, they told me no. Okay. They don't. Okay. Um, at that point they said that they would be having one of their officers contact me. Okay. Once we got 210 or where the 31 and 315 is, he started coming this way. Okay. He almost took out somebody on a in a car. Okay. Sideswiping them. Mhm. Uh and once we got around to the 49 overpass, Mhm. he gunned it. Okay. Had to have at least gone 120 cuz he was gone. Okay. I didn't catch back up to him until he had got caught at a red light. Okay. Um by the miracle go plant. Uh used to be Kelly Tyler out there out on 346 on the That's still 31 right there. That's still 31. That's uh from my understanding that's their area. Yeah. Once we got closer million dollars in the bass boat. That's about it. But I love that one. Thank y'all. I appreciate y'all very very much. There you have it. Uh once we got past the miracle go plant when I had caught back up to him. Mhm. Um further down he got into it with a biker. Okay. And they were just hauling the loop and they transferred me to you guys. Okay. Well, I I made a stop on him cuz he was going 66 and 50. Yeah. Doing everything. See, I asked the y'all's dispatch and they had called me back after all these others called me back. I was like, "Was that planned or did he just happen to be there at the right time?" I just happened to be there. Yeah, because they were coordinate with me. What's going to happen now? Okay, real quick. I'm going to have you fill out a sworn statement everything just to have it ready. It's going to be that officer over there in the ball cap. He's going to come over here and he's going to have you fill it out and everything. Just everything you just told me right down. He did almost hit me over by where the in the vicinity of that Chuck. Okay. Chuck uses. Gotcha. Um, he whipped it over. If I hadn't almost went up on that curb, okay, he would have got me. Okay.