A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper arrested a man on New Year’s Day for feigning to be a federal agent after a woman in the man’s vehicle waved in apparent distress, an arrest report seen by the Daily Caller alleged.
Jorge Alberto Alfonso, 61, born in Cuba, was arrested after his white Ford F-150 pickup truck drove past the arresting trooper’s stationary FHP vehicle in Naples, according to the arrest report. The vehicle was allegedly outfitted with flashing emergency lights and other law enforcement paraphernalia. The trooper wrote that he spotted a woman “waving her arms, appearing upset or distressed” from within the truck. He claimed the truck’s bed was open and carried a backpack and other suitcases. The truck was registered to Alfonso, who was the passenger according to the trooper.
The trooper said he stopped the truck.
“When I approached the vehicle and…
