Former Whiteville officer charged with impersonating an officer

WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — A former Whiteville Police Officer is out of jail on bond after being charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer.

According to the Whiteville Police Department, officers served a warrant on Sergio Reed around 7:15 a.m. on Sunday on North Madison Street.

Reed was wanted out of Brunswick County.

According to the warrant, a Brunswick County sheriff’s deputy stopped Reed for driving 75 mph in 55 mph zone on Thursday. The warrant states Reed showed the deputy an old Whiteville Police Department badge ID  and told the deputy he was employed by the Whiteville Police Department.

Reed was placed under a $2,000 bond.

He is scheduled to appear in court on October 23.

Reed was fired from the Whiteville Police Department in December for violations of rules and regulations and failure of personal contact. Reed had been with the police department since 2011.