Bronson Announces Arrest Of Central Florida Man For Impersonating A Police Officer
For Information, Contact:
Major Bob Johnson
(850) 245-1300
Bob.Johnson@freshfromflorida.com
May 6, 2008
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today the arrest of an unlicensed security officer in Central Florida on charges of impersonating a police officer, illegally carrying a firearm and conducting activities as a security guard without a license.
According to Bronson’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE), the suspect - Bryan P. Ansley, 31, of Longwood - was arrested early this morning outside at an Orlando night club.
At the time of the arrest, he was observed carrying a handgun, a taser, chemical spray and a baton secured to a law enforcement-type belt. Ansley’s uniform shirt was embroidered with a shield and star badge, authorities said.
OALE investigators, who credited the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance in the arrest, transported the suspect to the Orange County Jail.
Last fall, Bronson’s department, which licenses security officers, conducted an investigation into allegations that Ansley was operating as an unlicensed security officer. After receiving the results of the OALE investigation, the State Attorney’s Office in Orange County issued a summons for the suspect to appear for judicial proceedings last October. But authorities could not locate the suspect, so he was never served with the summons.
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