Jeremy Dewitte Explained

Jeremy Dewitte
Birth Name:Jeremy Charles Dewitte
Birth Date:10 February 1980 [1]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Funeral procession escort
Employer:Metro State Vehicle Protection Services (owner-operator)
Known For:Impersonating law enforcement / Child Crimes
Television:Dr. Phil (2021)
Criminal Charge:Impersonating a police officer; and
Failing to register as a sex offender
States:Florida

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

Career

Dewitte is from Central Florida[2] [3] and was the owner-operator of Metro State Vehicle Protection Services which provided vehicle escorts to funeral processions.[4] [5]

Legal and media issues

Dewitte was charged in 2001 with impersonating a police officer.[6] His 2003 impersonation of a police officer resulted in an almost two year state jail sentence. In 2005 he was arrested for sexual battery of a teenage girl, mandating him to register as a sex offender. In 2009, he was sentenced to an extra four years in jail for breaching parole stipulations, although he was released early in October 2011.

In 2018, Dewitte was criminally charged for failing to register as a sex offender.[7] In October 2019, he was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for impersonating a police officer in Windermere, Florida. 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." In November 2019, he was accused of impersonating a police officer a third time.[8]

In February 2021, he appeared on the television talk show Dr. Phil and denied impersonating police. The next month, he was arrested again for impersonating a police officer.[9] Dewitte had an imitation pistol when arrested. In September 2021, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail, had his driving license suspended for six months, and sentenced to four years of probation.

After being released from jail around August 2022,[10] Dewitte was arrested on November 29, 2022, by Osceola County Sheriff's Department for violating his probation conditions.[11] [12] [13] Dewitte informed news channel WFTV that the arrest stemmed from his not shutting down his YouTube channel, and that he had lost control of the channel, preventing him from taking the channel offline.In 2023 and 2024, Dewitte was arrested several times on insurance fraud charges [14] [15] and failure to report online accounts and vehicles.[16] He is currently being held in Osceola County Jail on no bond. He has also been indicted for federal tax fraud charges relating to underreporting the income of Metro State Special Services for the years 2017 and 2018.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FDLE - Sexual Offender and Predator System. offender.fdle.state.fl.us.
  2. Web site: Papantonis . Nick . Poulisse . Adam . 2023-01-20 . Central Florida man who previously impersonated police officer faces slew of insurance fraud charges . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123015149/https://www.wftv.com/news/local/jeremy-dewitte-central-floridas-fake-cop-facing-slew-insurance-fraud-charges/6EQTBTCY3NB37EPCNTUM3ZIJHI/ . 2023-01-23 . 2023-01-23 . . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-20 . Jeremy Dewitte . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124064153/https://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Jeremy_Dewitte_54239589/ . 2023-01-24 . 2023-01-24 . Arrests.org . en.
  4. Web site: Weiner . Jeff . 31 Oct 2019 . Watch: Sex offender accused of impersonating officer weaves through traffic, barks profanities at drivers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113235/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-sex-offender-arrested-impersonating-police-jeremy-dewitte-20191031-axkjrtc3hncuhea2sojtgp7mxm-story.html . 2023-01-02 . 2023-01-02 . Orlando Sentinel.
  5. Web site: Tutten . James . 2021-09-17 . Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer sentenced to 18 months in prison . 2023-01-02 . WFTV . en . 2023-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113247/https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/security-guard-accused-impersonating-officers-sentenced-18-months-prison/XQ4LMDKTRRCKFDZYZIM7QV7WPY/ . live .
  6. Web site: Boyce . Christopher . Ray . Karla . 2019-10-30 . Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer twice pleads with judge, bonds out of jail . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113235/https://www.wftv.com/news/local/registered-sex-offender-accused-of-impersonating-officer-for-second-time-in-two-months/1003384122/ . 2023-01-02 . 2023-01-02 . WFTV . en.
  7. Web site: Edlund . Ashley . Brieskorn . Katlyn . 2020-02-13 . 'It's about time': Woman says she warned deputies of man who impersonated police officers years ago . 2023-01-02 . WFTV . en . 2023-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113246/https://www.wftv.com/news/local/its-about-time-woman-says-she-warned-deputies-man-who-impersonated-police-officers-years-ago/GTD46COACNDHXHGR2F5WS3HF6Y/ . live.
  8. Web site: Brieskorn . Katlyn . 2019-11-15 . Registered sex offender accused of impersonating officer for third time . 2023-01-02 . WFTV . en . 2023-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113248/https://www.wftv.com/news/local/registered-sex-offender-accused-of-impersonating-officer-for-third-time/1009020181/ . live.
  9. Web site: Nuñez . Gabriella . 2021-03-24 . Florida man notorious for impersonating cops arrested again . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113241/https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/03/24/florida-man-notorious-for-impersonating-cops-arrested-again/ . 2023-01-02 . 2023-01-02 . . en.
  10. Web site: Matkin . Holly . 2022-11-30 . Notorious Convicted Cop-Impersonating Sex Offender Arrested Again After Standoff . 2023-03-28 . The Police Tribune . en-US . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207153521/https://policetribune.com/notorious-convicted-cop-impersonating-sex-offender-arrested-again/ . live.
  11. Web site: 30 Nov 2022 . Arrestan otra vez al hombre que se hace pasar por policía en Florida Central . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113239/https://www.univision.com/local/orlando-wven/arrestan-falso-policia-jeremy-dewitte-florida . 2023-01-02 . 2023-01-02 . . es.
  12. Web site: Langston . Jacob . 2022-11-30 . Central Florida man known for impersonating cops arrested again . 2023-01-02 . WKMG . en . 2023-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102113234/https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/11/30/central-florida-man-known-for-impersonating-cops-arrested-again/ . live.
  13. Web site: Young . Matt . 2022-11-30 . Florida 'Fake Cop' Arrested Again After Violating Probation . 2023-03-28 . The Daily Beast . en . 2023-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328055515/https://www.thedailybeast.com/fake-cop-jeremy-dewitte-arrested-again-after-violating-probation-for-impersonating-police-officer . live.
  14. Web site: CFO Jimmy Patronis Announces Arrest of Serial Fraudster in Central Florida | National Insurance Crime Bureau. www.nicb.org.
  15. Web site: Central Florida man who previously impersonated police officer faces slew of insurance fraud charges. January 20, 2023. WFTV.
  16. Web site: Accused Florida serial police impersonator arrested again. April 13, 2024. FOX 35 Orlando.
  17. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.425776/gov.uscourts.flmd.425776.1.0.pdf

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