Man pretending to be cop orders woman to ground, court records show

The Brief

  • A Marietta man faces felony charges in Cobb County after allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer to detain a woman and snatch her phone.
  • Authorities said the suspect ordered the victim to the ground, took her phone, and threw it into a nearby pond.
  • A Cobb County magistrate judge denied bond for the suspect, citing a danger to the person or community.

MARIETTA, Ga. A Marietta man faces multiple felony charges in Cobb County after allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer to detain a woman and throw her phone in a pond, court records show.

Cobb County police investigation

What we know:

Larry Copeland, of Marietta, was charged with impersonating an officer, false imprisonment, robbery by sudden snatching, and second-degree criminal damage to property, according to a criminal warrant filed in Cobb County Magistrate Court.

Investigators said the incident occurred last Wednesday evening at Lost Mountain Park off Dallas Highway in Powder Springs.

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