SMITHFIELD – A convicted felon allegedly operating a fake police car was arrested by real police officers, Wednesday afternoon.
Terry Gene McLeod of Prospect Church Road, Dunn was arrested around 3:08pm during a traffic stop at Market and Fifth Street.
Smithfield Police said McLeod was operating a marked 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The vehicle had police decals and a working blue light and siren. He was also reportedly dressed to resemble a law enforcement officer.
Police said during a search of the fake cop car, a small amount of suspected cocaine, 9mm gun, and 9 rounds of ammunition was found.
McLeod is a convicted felon and under state law is not allowed to possess a firearm. Court records show the 63 year-old accused police impersonator was convicted in 1993 in Harnett County for trafficking in cocaine by possession.
During Wednesday’s traffic stop, McLeod was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of cocaine, impersonating a police officer, and displaying a fictitious license plate.
Police seized the fake cop car and transported McLeod to jail. He later posted a $50,000 secured bond.
Where’d he get the car??
Facebook marketplace, I saw the police car for sale, just a few days ago.
POLICE is not spelled correctly on the car. Out on bond, a known felon free to do evil again.
Yep, with the police being spelled wrong and with a good lawyer he will walk. Hope they will keep the car and not let him let it back.
Looks like this ain’t the first time he wanted to look like he was a law enforcement K9 handler: https://www.facebook.com/terry.mcleod.7/
Bulls**t charges and so are the ones running thier mouth…
That convicted felon is a better person than you could ever hope to be…
You must be His girlfriend lmao
you are right. girlfriend. lmao
why dont you show your hole name Melissa?
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Let me explain something that’s my business partner and no one was impersonating a police officer, you should know your facts before you assume something and post it on social media as you will soon find out. He raises German shepherd dogs and we get these ex-police car’s and Tahoe’s to turn into vehicles people can use for transporting their dogs in a safe manor , because of the K9 cages and options they have. This car was just purchased the day before and he was driving it to the shop to start removing all the lights and sirens and logos. Someone’s past is irrelevant especially when someone has lived a model life and donates to certain police organizations only tries to do good things and help people. It’s a shame YOU , yes I mean the ones posting this crap that’s so one sided it’s pitiful. He was dressed like he does everyday around the shop. FYI it is a real police car purchased at a police auction and sold that way . What’s funny is the only thing he’s guilty of is buying a police car at auction and trying to get it to the shop so we can take all the stuff off of it and it can be used for transporting German shepherds no your facts. My name is Joe and if you want to know the truth look me up, I really ain’t that hard to find…
Hey Joe. What aboot the coke and illegal firearm?
The prior Police owner must have left some of his belongings in the car.
And left police spelled wrong?
Ok, and the gun and cocaine?
I was here first Thomas. It wasn’t his. He was wearing his friends pants.
Joe – thank you for the clarification. I jumped onto the facebook link someone had posted and saw that the gentleman was an avid GSD guardian and breeder and purchased the car a couple days ago. IMO – the auction which sold the car, and more importantly-the police department that put the car up for auction – should have removed the decals and lights prior to letting it go. Poor management of their fleet. Was the small amount of cocaine left in the car from its prior life? I hope so.
The one remaining issue is the gun being carried by a felon from a 30 year old conviction. Seems like there should be some leniency there. I understand – but the law is the law. Hopefully, this will get resolved quickly. Thanks again for the rest of the story!
So say the drugs and lights are explainable, the firearm and fictitious tag are still hard to explain. If y’alls business is always buying vehicles from an auction why do you not have a transporter tag or a tow truck to get said vehicles from point A to point B? I think that would be something that would be a give in. Might even have avoided all this as I’m sure a fictitious tag on that car is why they stopped it.
If this is true and I find it hard to bite but given the benefit of doubt he was still a felon and should not have been carrying a gun. Now with that said, I have seen retired police cars at auctions with lightbars and the wording police still on them even though it is the responsibility of the department to remove these things and the people at the auction yards don’t think it’s their job to remove it and it is not. They just auction what comes in as is.
“Poi Ice” the cold stuff in hawaii
Police isn’t spelled wrong, that’s its pronounced in Johnston County. Somebody done called da pol-lice😆
A felon is not allowed to own a gun. Period.
Lock him up and keep him there.
If a “cop” owned it before this guy, and “ forgot “ to remove the lights, siren, and decal, why is police spelled wrong?
I know Terry and he is a great guy. If you were to meet him aside from this pic they have posted of him, you would think he was a great guy as well. He would give you the shirt off his back. As far as the gun charge, I call it BS! Anyone who wants to possess a firearm this day and time should be allowed to except for violent felons. Y’all can pass judgement on him if you want to but I personally think that Terry is a great guy and so is his wife, Claudette.
I completely agree with you Michelle. I’ve known them a long time. Super nice couple. I guess law enforcement needed to meet their end of the month quota…
Someone named Claire is claiming to be his girlfriend
The drugs?
Okay the drugs? So you going to tell me no one on here has a past? Who knows what they found? It said suspected cocaine, who knows? When the media gets hold of something, a minnow becomes an orca overnight and anyone who has ever had any negative media can agree they make a mountain out of a mole hill. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Before passing judgement on someone get both sides of the story. If you were to meet this man in public I guarantee you, you would not recognize him by this photo they have posted nor would you talk crap about him once you ever spoke to him or even carried on a conversation with him. You would see this man in a whole different light. His wife and him have enough on their plate right now dealing with their loss of a grandchild. So before passing judgement, please get the whole story of what someone is going through before jumping the gun.