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A police officer is out of a job and her friend faces felony charges
after the officer let her friend borrow her badge and gun to get free
snacks from QuikTrip, police said. Gwinnett police told Channel 2's Tony
Thomas that the officer worked for the Department of Community
Supervision. Her friend was a former officer for the department. Thomas
learned that it is a fairly common practice at some convenience stores
that first responders get free snacks. Police said the DCS officer
waited in the car and let her friend use her badge and gun to go into
the QT and get free food. Gwinnett police Officer JT Smith saw the
incident and didn't recognize the officer. When Smith pulled the
woman's car over, she was still wearing the gun and badge. Video shows
the moment Smith confronted Pektra Edgerton, 33. Edgerton claimed she
worked for DCS.
"Are you a police officer, or are you not a police officer?" Smith asks
on the tape.
"So a black person walks into a store with a badge and a gun and it's an
issue?" Edgerton asks on the video.
"It has nothing to do with you being black," Smith says.
After several seconds, Edgerton finally told the truth.
"You don't have to be a police officer to go in there. I've been doing
it for three years," Edgerton said, claiming she was still a DCS
officer.
Smith then turned his attention to the passenger, Brandi Green, a real
DCS officer who the gun and badge belonged to. Thomas contacted DCS to
find out if Green was still employed as an officer. A spokesman said in a
statement: "Upon being made aware of Ms. Green's conduct, an internal
investigation was initiated and Ms. Green was immediately suspended
After Ms. Green was made aware of the forthcoming investigation, she
resigned ... on the same day." Police charged Edgerton with felony
impersonating an officer. Records show Edgerton bonded out of jail. She
has not responded to Thomas' phone calls seeking comment.
Article Source: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwin...
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