Simonsen who showed a silver badge and identified himself as a police officer had told a hotel worker that he was doing a sting operation and was looking for individuals that had checked-in with the last names of "Perez" or "Gonzalez".
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
April 18, 2022
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin - On Easter Sunday, Mount Pleasant police arrested Steven James Simonsen, 32, of Racine for impersonating a police officer. Simonsen is facing a misdemeanor count for impersonating a peace officer. If convicted, Simonsen is facing up to 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines.
According to Mount Pleasant police, Simonsen showed a silver badge and gave a badge number to a hotel worker before 3:47p.m. and said that he was doing a sting operation and was looking for several individuals with the last names of "Perez" or "Gonzalez" that might have checked-in at the hotel located in the 13300 block of Hospitality Court in Mount Pleasant. The hotel clerk called local police to verify Simonsen's claim to be a police officer and when local police arrived, they discovered that Simonsen has never been a police officer. Simonsen was taken into custody and booked at the Racine County jail, according to Mount Pleasant police.
Update:
On Tuesday. April 19, 2022, Steven James Simonsen, 32, was charged with one misdemeanor count of impersonating a peace officer, one misdemeanor count each for battery/domestic abuse, intimidate a witness-dissuade reporting and disorderly conduct/domestic abuse. If convicted, Simonsen is facing up to 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines for each misdemeanor A count, and 90 days in jail and up to $1,000 in fines for disorderly conduct misdemeanor B, according to court records.
Simonsen's initial court appearance is scheduled for April 21, 2022 at 2p.m..
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