A Louisville man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly impersonated a police officer and pointed a gun at victims on two separate occasions.

Christopher Flannery, 28, was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and impersonating an officer.

According to an arrest citation, officers responded about 2:30 p.m. Saturday to the area of Interstate 265 and Smyrna Road on a report of a police impersonator.

A victim told officers that Flannery was driving in a black Crown Victoria on I-265 with emergency lighting when he attempted to pull over a vehicle in front of him, according to the arrest report.

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The victim said Flannery then pulled alongside of his vehicle and pointed a gun at the victim before driving away. The victim was able to see the suspect's license plate and describe his face.

Officers used the National Criminal Information Center to determine the vehicle was registered to a Mt. Washington address and later tracked down the previous owner of the vehicle.

The previous owner said he sold the vehicle to Flannery and gave officers Flannery's name and address, according to the arrest citation.

Officers tracked down Flannery at the provided address, and Flannery admitted to owning the Crown Victoria vehicle.

He showed officers the vehicle that had the same emergency lighting equipment described by the victim, according to the arrest report.

Flannery was also armed with a loaded handgun, according to the police.

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Police determined that on May 29, a police impersonator matching Flannery's description stopped and pointed a gun at another victim in a separate incident.

According to a LinkedIn profile, Flannery previously worked as a deputy jailer at detention centers in Bullitt and Hardin counties.

He also is an Army veteran and is the owner of Reaper Tactics, a security company, according to the LinkedIn profile.

Flannery pleaded not guilty to his charges during an arraignment hearing Sunday. He does not have an attorney, according to online court records.

Flannery remains held in Louisville Metro Corrections in lieu of $5,000 bond, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 13.

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