A man who was arrested for impersonating a police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison. <\/p>\n
Superior Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan sentenced last week Daniel Muna Quitugua, 42, to five years in prison for impersonating a Department of Public Safety police officer and stealing $700.<\/p>\n
Quitugua was initially charged with impersonating an officer, kidnapping, theft, and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n
He later pleaded guilty to the impersonation and theft charges in a plea agreement. <\/p>\n
Quitugua will serve the five-year prison sentence for the charge of impersonating an officer, which would run concurrently with the charge of theft.<\/p>\n
Bogdan gave Quitugua credit for time served. The defendant has been in DOC custody since Nov. 26, 2019.<\/p>\n
Under the plea agreement, Quitugua will be eligible for parole and after serving his sentence, he will be immediately placed on probation for 10 years.<\/p>\n
Bogdan ordered Quitugua to have no contact with the victim in this case and to pay a fine of $100 as well as court and probation costs.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Quitugua pretended to be an officer on July 12, 2019, and took $700 from the victim. Case evidence showed that Quitugua took advantage of the victim, an immigrant, by trying to bully him with his pretend authority into giving up the $700. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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