A man in Aurora impersonating a police officer who followed a female driver and attempted to pull her over has been sentenced to jail.
Antonio Marcus Arbogast, 24, was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail and two years of probation, according to an Adams County District Attorney’s Office media release.
The incident happened May 18, 2015, starting near Central Park and East Montview boulevards. The female driver called 911 and reported what was happening as she drove on East Colfax Avenue in an attempt to find a police station, the release said.
Arbogast was driving a blue 1991 Subaru Legacy with flashing lights. The 24-year-old victim did not stop, at one point, driving through a red light in an attempt to shake the Subaru.
Police caught up to the pair at East Colfax east of Sable Boulevard. The victim was “terrified, trembling and crying hysterically” by that point, the DA’s office said.
According to the release, Arbogast told police that he was working for U.S. Security Associates at Walmart patrolling the parking lot. He was in uniform and on his way home from work when he said he saw the woman “driving erratically.”
On Aug. 10, after a two-day trial, Arbogast was convicted of impersonating a peace officer, a felony, and misdemeanor harassment.
As part of Friday’s sentencing, Adams District Court Judge Francis Wasserman also ordered Arbogast to undergo mental health
evaluation and treatment.
