Simonsen showed a silver badge and identified himself as a police officer to a hotel worker, the suspect then said that he was doing a sting operation and was looking for individuals that had checked-in into the hotel with the last names of "Perez" or "Gonzalez".
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
April 20, 2022
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin - On Easter Sunday, Mount Pleasant police arrested Steven James Simonsen, 32, of Racine for impersonating a police officer. Simonsen was charged on Tuesday with one misdemeanor A count for impersonating a peace officer. If convicted, Simonsen is facing up to 9 months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines.
Simonsen was also charged with two additional misdemeanor A counts for battery/domestic abuse and intimidate a witness-dissuade reporting, including an additional misdemeanor B count for 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..
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.
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