FORT LAUDERDALE — A school principal was arrested for allegedly impersonating a Broward County Sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop on Tuesday.
Karlton Odell Johnson, 58, was charged with fraud for falsely impersonating an official, according to arrest documents obtained by CBS News Miami.
According to a records search, Johnson is the principal of the Cypress Run Education Center in Pompano Beach. He has also served as the principal for Blanche Ely High School , where he was credited for improving enrollment rates, graduation rates and its state letter grade from a “C” to an “A,” according to Broward County Public Schools . Johnson was also named ” Principal of the Year ” by the school district in 2016.
“The employee in question will be reassigned pending the outcome of the law enforcement investigation,” BCPS told CBS News Miami in an email statement. “In the interim, the assistant principal will assume responsibility for the school to ensure continuity of leadership and operations.”