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BCSO: Man Arrested After Claiming to be Undercover Berkeley County Cop

Pictured: Johnathan Meree

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A man is behind bars after he told officers with was an undercover officer.

Berkeley County deputies were called to the scene of a wreck in Jamestown to assist Highway Patrol on January 28th.

Once deputies got on scene, authorities say the driver identified himself as law enforcement.

The driver, later identified as 38-year-old Johnathan Matthew Meree, stated that he was an undercover cop employed by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office.

Meree was obviously unable to present any real law enforcement credentials.

Meree was placed under arrest for Driving while Suspended, Reckless Driving, and Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer.

This is not Meree’s first run-in with the law. On January 15th he was arrested by the Moncks Corner Police Department and charged with Trespassing/Entry on another’s pasture or other lands after notice.

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