http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1323853&type=news Boxer shows badge, claims to be a Jersey cop This content is protected JOLIET, Ill. -- Boxer Andrew Golota was charged with impersonating a police officer during a traffic stop and was freed on bail. Golota, who gained notoriety for quitting in the second round of an October 2000 fight against Mike Tyson, was arrested Monday by Illinois State Police after allegedly showing an officer a badge and claiming he was a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop. Will County prosecutors said Golota, 34, received the honorary badge from the police department in Hudson County, N.J., for performing charity work. An Illinois state trooper, who pulled Golota over for allegedly driving past a stop sign, checked with New Jersey police to determine if the badge was legitimate. Golota, who was driving a black Mercedes Benz, admitted he was not a police officer when the trooper came back to question him, according to authorities. The boxer spent the night in the Will County jail and appeared before Associate Judge Kathleen Kallan on Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of attempted false personation of police, a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine on conviction. The judge set his bail at $5,000 and scheduled a March 5 court date. Golota posted a $500 bond.
Damn - you can go to jail for just acting like a Police Officer - Crazy!! But that had to be funny as hell.
Have seen him in person, scary mother ****er, just being around him is scary. Its like talking to somebody just casually holding a gun, not directly threatening, but very unnerving.
Hell yes, it's a Felony in some states,, i doubt Golata thought it was funny after they arrested his dumb ass..
:rofl I can support a man who tries something that is so incredibly stupid that it might actually work.
He could go into movies after he fiinishes his career,would make a good russian or east euro mafia type guy
I know that part wasn't funny - but just picture in your head - him actually trying to get away with it as first. I laugh just thinking about it. :yep