Gettysburg, Pennsylvania man charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer

Last month, police charged a Gettysburg man with falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer at a popular tourist resort in Gettysburg.

Jason La Barre, 53, of Gettysburg, faces charges of impersonating a public official following an incident that occurred on the Sachs Covered Bridge on May 25, 2024, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania State Police.

According to the release, police were called to the Sachs Covered Bridge in Freedom Township at approximately 11:31 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2024, for a report of a disturbance.

Upon arrival, police contacted three juveniles, ages 12, 13 and 15, who told officers that La Barre was trying to detain them, the release states.

According to one of the juveniles, they talked to a La Barre fisherman and asked if he had caught anything. At this point, La Barre confronted the juveniles for “causing a disturbance.”

The witness and three juveniles told officers that La Barre had a “law enforcement tag” on his belt, and La Barre pointed to it while telling the juveniles they were under arrest for “causing disorderly conduct and trespassing.” Then, the juveniles said, La Barre “ordered the juveniles to produce their fishing license to him,” according to the release.