Franklin private investigator charged with felonies

A Franklin man is facing felony charges for allegedly impersonating a member of the U.S. Marshal’s Service. WRTV Channel 6 is reporting that authorities believe that 63-year-old Darrell Heady, a private investigator, has committed the crime on two separate occasions.

According to the report, Greenwood Police received a call in early February from a woman who said a man she believed to be impersonating law enforcement had pulled her over and threatened to arrest her. She said the man had been tailgating her and driving erratically, and then flashed a badge at her.

The report goes on to say that police had received a report of a previous incident involving Heady last November in which he had allegedly threatened to pepper-spray an off-duty Johnson County sheriff’s deputy. On that occasion, Heady also allegedly flashed a badge and said he was with the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

WRTV is reporting that the Johnson County Prosecutors Office has filed felony charges against Heady of Criminal Confinement and Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer.

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