DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS — Former Arlington police officer, bodybuilder and eight-time Mr. Olympia winner Ronnie Coleman was arrested for impersonating a police officer Friday.

Coleman was stopped for speeding on California Lane in Dalworthington Gardens about 6 p.m.

During the stop, Coleman pulled out a badge and told the arresting officer that he was a police officer and a reserve police officer with Arlington, police said. Both statements turned out to be false, a police spokesman said.

Records showed that Coleman was a police officer with Arlington from 1998 to 2000, and then a reserve officer with Arlington from 2001 until 2003, said Sgt. David Henderson, Dalworthington Gardens police spokesman.

"Dalworthington Gardens called us after this traffic stop because he showed them a badge and an Arlington ID card," said Lt. Blake Miller, Arlington police spokesman.

Coleman later said he was an officer with the Baylor Health Care System, and during a second records check police discovered that was also false, Henderson said. The arresting officer took Coleman to jail, but he was released Friday after posting bail, Henderson said.

If convicted, Coleman could face a maximum fine of $2,000 and spend 180 days in jail.

Source: www.star-telegram.com

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Famed bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman accused of falsely identifying self as police officer

01:59 PM CDT on Saturday, May 23, 2009

By BRANDON FORMBY / The Dallas Morning News
Famed bodybuilder and eight-time Mr. Olympia winner Ronnie Coleman was arrested Friday and charged with falsely identifying himself as a police officer.

During a traffic stop in Dalworthington Gardens, Coleman told a police officer, who had stopped him for speeding, that he was an officer in nearby Arlington, police said. Coleman then said he was a reserve officer and later said he was an officer for a hospital, according to police.
Dalworthington Gardens police Sgt. David Henderson said Coleman also produced a badge but that a records check indicated that he hadn’t been a licensed officer since 2003.
Coleman, 45, posted bail Friday and was released from jail.

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