Nevada man arrested for impersonating a Sheriff’s Office Detective

A man from Nevada, Missouri has been arrested impersonating an Investigator with the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office Monday afternoon. Read the full press release below:

According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, his office received information that an individual was calling citizens and identifying himself as a detective in order gain the whereabouts of another individual. A detective with the Sheriff’s Office then called the number reported to him and the individual that answered the phone identified himself again as a detective.

The real detectives then responded to the location the phone call was coming from, which was on the Northeast edge of Nevada. During the investigation, 38-year-old Dustin Jones was taken into custody.

Mosher said the suspect did not know he was speaking to an actual detective when he identified himself as a detective. “Telling people that you are a cop is illegal and just not a smart thing to do but telling the cops that you are a cop is going to get you caught even  faster.”

Jones has now been charged with False Impersonation Law Enforcement Officer. Jones has been released on a $2,500 bond from the Vernon County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court.