A Madison County man pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonating a federal officer after he claimed to be a Homeland Security agent using challenge coins and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement t-shirt.
Roderick Tejeda, 55, of Richmond, was charged Oct. 30 with impersonating a federal officer, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty to the charge Nov. 4 after he waived his right to a formal indictment.
In June 2024, Tejeda contacted L&W Outfitters, located in Anderson County, to outfit his vehicle with red and blue lights, a siren, speaker, console, antenna and keyless entry. He told an employee there he was a Homeland Security Investigations agent, according to his plea agreement. Tejeda provided two “generic” challenge coins — small medallions with an organization’s insignia — to an employee at the store…