Report: Supercross champ James Stewart arrested for impersonating police officer
03-31-11, 03:47 PM
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Report: Supercross champ James Stewart arrested for impersonating police officer
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James "Bubba" Stewart, Jr., two-time AMA Supercross champion, was reportedly arrested in Osceola County, Florida on Monday night on charges of impersonating a police officer. Stewart allegedly approached a car on State Road 417 in his 2008 Toyota Tundra and turned on a set of red-and-blue flashing lights. When the car pulled over, the occupants identified themselves as two off-duty Florida state troopers and an off-duty Orange County sheriff's deputy. Oops.
With that revelation, ESPN reports that Stewart sped away from the officers, who phoned in a description of his rather distinctive-looking truck. Not long after, Stewart was pulled over near Orlando International Airport and the lights were found in his passenger's luggage. The Toyota was impounded.
Stewart has been charged with impersonating an officer, and his friend has been charged with tampering with evidence, both felonies. Stewart and his friend both posted bail and were released on Tuesday morning.
Stewart has since apologized for the incident, saying without apparent irony that he wants to prove he's "someone who upholds the law."
James "Bubba" Stewart, Jr., two-time AMA Supercross champion, was reportedly arrested in Osceola County, Florida on Monday night on charges of impersonating a police officer. Stewart allegedly approached a car on State Road 417 in his 2008 Toyota Tundra and turned on a set of red-and-blue flashing lights. When the car pulled over, the occupants identified themselves as two off-duty Florida state troopers and an off-duty Orange County sheriff's deputy. Oops.
With that revelation, ESPN reports that Stewart sped away from the officers, who phoned in a description of his rather distinctive-looking truck. Not long after, Stewart was pulled over near Orlando International Airport and the lights were found in his passenger's luggage. The Toyota was impounded.
Stewart has been charged with impersonating an officer, and his friend has been charged with tampering with evidence, both felonies. Stewart and his friend both posted bail and were released on Tuesday morning.
Stewart has since apologized for the incident, saying without apparent irony that he wants to prove he's "someone who upholds the law."
04-01-11, 01:48 PM
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It is still amazing how stupid people can be. I wonder what their real intentions were? If it was to just fool around and make people full over I doubt they would have gotten out of their truck and approach the vehicle. The fact that they went through all of that makes me wonder what they were really up too.
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