A 35-year-old Woodbridge, Virginia, man is facing several charges after police said he impersonated an officer and pointed a gun at people on separate nights in July.
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Prince William County police said James Rastatter II was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of brandishing, one count of impersonating an officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to investigators, Rastatter impersonated a police officer during two incidents on Dale Boulevard, near Forestdale and Darbydale avenues. The encounters occurred around 9 p.m. on July 19 and July 20.
In the first incident, a 25-year-old man told police Rastatter approached him, displayed a gun, claimed he was a police officer and then asked for a ride.
In the second incident, a 21-year-old man said Rastatter brandished a firearm in his direction.
No injuries were reported in either incident.
Rastatter is scheduled to appear in court in September.
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