A Cobb County man allegedly told a woman he was an Atlanta police officer and needed to execute a search warrant at her home about 2 a.m. Wednesday.
However, he wasn’t a cop, and he lived four houses down from her. He also spent the prior night in jail on forgery charges, according to a Cobb police incident report obtained by AJC.com.
David Leshon Jackson, 25, of Kennesaw, was arrested after allegedly lying to his neighbor about being a police officer in the effort to enter her home, the report said.
He knocked at the home off Lake Mist Drive, which is within a mile of Kennesaw State University’s main campus, and gave her a false badge number, according to the report.
Police also said Jackson called Cobb 911 and told a dispatcher he’s an officer before trying to open the woman’s front door again. That’s when the woman called Cobb police, who had lots of questions for Jackson.
He wasn’t able to provide a badge or any Atlanta police credentials, and he wasn’t even wearing a police uniform, the report said. Instead, he was wearing a tank top and gym shorts.
Cobb jail records show Jackson lives four houses away from the woman on Lake Mist Drive.
Jackson was booked on charges of impersonating an officer, possession of cocaine, loiter prowl and criminal trespass, records show.
He also has a hold out of Cherokee County for felony probation violation stemming from a methamphetamine possession and criminal trespass conviction, the sheriff’s office said.
He remains in jail without bond.
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