A local doctor was arrested Christmas Eve for allegedly impersonating a police officer in Trigg County.
Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree investigated after receiving complaints that 58-year old Dr. Travis Calhoun of Cadiz was following a Cadiz woman. He allegedly told her he was a police officer and threatened to detain her.
Dr. Calhoun allegedly told Sheriff Acree that he was a deputy and produced a Todd County Jail ID and badge, but further investigation determined he had only previously been a physician at the Todd County Jail until June of this year when his employment was ended. Dr. Calhoun was not a Todd County deputy jailer.
A Cadiz man was arrested Thursday morning after a report of a man claiming to be law enforcement and threatening a woman.
Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree says Major Mike Sandbrink arrested 58-year-old Travis Calhoun on a warrant for impersonating a police officer. The charge came after Calhoun reportedly followed a Cadiz woman and told her he was a police officer. Deputies say he threatened to detain the woman.
Calhoun reportedly told deputies that he was in fact a “deputy” at the Todd County Jail and produced a jail ID and badge. Calhoun was allegedly employed at the jail before June. Deputies say Calhoun is a doctor, not a police officer.