If this is true it adds more credibility to the arrest scenario. However, it sounds more like a clumsy cover story concocted by the media to muddle the discussion. Unfortunately, these days you simply can't trust the media to give you the facts or the truth.
In post #42 I forgot to add that the simple reason the “impersonating a police officer” story sounds fake is that if it were so, that’s what he’d have been charged with. It’s a far more clear, direct and easily justifiable charge for the arresting officers to make stick.