WILSON, N.C. — Wilson Police have arrested a man who posed as a law enforcement officer during an October traffic stop that led to the arrests of five other men. According to CBS affiliate WNCN, the incident happened on Oct. 5 when Wilson police officers conducted a traffic stop in a grocery store parking lot. Officers say a person inside the car was a possible suspect in a murder investigation.
The vehicle was occupied by five men and the driver left the scene as officers approached, which started a brief chase. WNCN reports the chase lasted for two miles and ended when the vehicle was forced to a stop by a black ford Taurus equipped with blue lights on Pender street near Vance Street.
Police say the Taurus then drove past the pursuing police cars and the suspect vehicle before slowing down and forcing the suspect vehicle to be pinned between the lead police vehicle and it.
The driver of the Taurus got out of his car and at gunpoint ordered the driver of the suspect vehicle out of the vehicle. The other four men were ordered to get out of the car as well, CBS affiliate WNCN reports.
The driver of the Taurus, later identified as David Adams Jr., handcuffed the alleged murder suspect and began searching him. Adams was ordered to stop his actions due to his unknown law enforcement status.
Adams left the scene before officers were able to speak with him. Police later learned Adams was not a sworn law enforcement officer. A warrant was obtained for Adams’ arrest on charges of Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer. He was arrested and charged. After being booked, he was placed under a $1,500 unsecured bond.
The five other men were arrested after a search of their vehicle revealed a handgun, MDMA pills, Codeine pills, a Vyvanse pill, and $708.
- Henry L. Davis, IV, 20: Misdemeanor possession of marijuana and open container of liquor in a motor vehicle. He was cited and released.
- Jamail Barnes, 18: Misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
- Rakeem McNair, 20: Felony flee/elude, felony possession of a drug, misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
- Dwan Dawson, 21: Felony possession of a drug, misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
- Tafari Dupree, 21: Felony possession of marijuana possession with the intent to sell/deliver marijuana.
According to CBS Affiliate WNCN, police said Barnes’ brother was the possible murder suspect that was believed to be in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. Barnes admitted that he was wearing the same clothes that were being worn by his brother earlier that day.
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