PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Gibsonton man is facing a felony charge after he chased an officer on the Howard Frankland Bridge, and later claimed he thought they were impersonating law enforcement.
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An affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday at around 1:20 p.m., a deputy was responding to a call in an unmarked patrol car with the lights and sirens activated.
The deputy reported that the defendant, 36-year-old William Reardon, began following closely behind at a high speed, and was weaving between traffic in an effort to “chase” the officer. Reardon then pulled up beside the deputy’s car and started taking cell phone video.
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The officer pulled behind him and, over the loudspeaker, told Reardon to pull over several times. He ignored the commands and kept driving until a marked patrol car pulled up behind him, at which point he stopped.
Reardon later told the deputy that he was following because he thought it was a fake patrol car, and he was going to report it. He was charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, and fleeing a law enforcement officer, which is a third-degree felony…