Jeremy Dewitte

Jeremy "Jay" Dewitte is an American former funeral procession escort provider and convicted sex offender and police impersonator. He has been jailed multiple times for repeatedly impersonating police officers among other crimes.

Jeremy Dewitte
Born
Central Florida

(1980-02-10) February 10, 1980

Career

Dewitte operated Metro State Vehicle Protection Services which provided vehicle escorts to funeral processions.[1][2]

Dewitte was charged in 2001 with impersonating a police officer.[3] His impersonation of a police officer in 2003 resulted in an almost two year state jail sentence.[1] He has been a registered sex offender since 2005.[1] In 2009, he was sentenced to an extra four years in jail for breaching parole stipulations, although he was released early in October 2011.[1]

In 2018, Dewitte was criminally charged for failing to register as a sex offender.[4] In October 2019, he was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for impersonating a police officer in Windermere.[3] Dewitte was accused of "wearing a shirt with a police badge, a bullet-resistant vest and a helmet with a police-like badge while he worked a funeral procession".[3] In November 2019, he was accused of impersonating a police officer a third time.[5] In March 2021, he was arrested again for impersonating a police officer.[6] Dewitte had an imitation pistol when arrested.[6] In September 2021 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, had his driving license suspended for six months, and sentenced to four years of probation.[2]

In November 2022, Dewitte was again arrested by Osceola County Sheriff's Department for Violation of Probation.[7][8]

Media appearances

In February 2021, Dewitte appeared on Dr. Phil.[7]

Personal life

Dewitte is from Central Florida[9] and his birthdate is 2/10/1980. [10]

References
  1. Weiner, Jeff (31 Oct 2019). "Watch: Sex offender accused of impersonating officer weaves through traffic, barks profanities at drivers". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. Tutten, James (2021-09-17). "Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer sentenced to 18 months in prison". WFTV. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. "Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer twice pleads with judge, bonds out of jail". WFTV. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. Edlund, Ashley; Brieskorn, Katlyn (2020-02-13). "'It's about time': Woman says she warned deputies of man who impersonated police officers years ago". WFTV. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. Brieskorn, Katlyn (2019-11-15). "Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer for third time". WFTV. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. Nuñez, Gabriella (2021-03-24). "Florida man notorious for impersonating cops arrested again". WKMG. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. "Arrestan otra vez al hombre que se hace pasar por policía en Florida Central". Univision (in Spanish). 30 Nov 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. Langston, Jacob (2022-11-30). "Central Florida man known for impersonating cops arrested again". WKMG. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. "Central Florida man who previously impersonated police officer faces slew of insurance fraud charges". WFTV. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  10. "Central Florida man who previously impersonated police officer faces slew of insurance fraud charges". arrests.org. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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