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Cop Impersonator Also Charged With Sexual Battery
November 22, 2017
An accused cop impersonator has also been charged with sexual battery.
Martin Goodman was booked into the Escambia County Jail for impersonating a law enforcement officer,. false imprisonment, kidnapping and sexual battery. He remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $450,000.
Authorities said on November 21, Goodman flashed a badge and tried to pull a person over on Highway 90 in Santa Rosa County, but the victim kept driving.
The victim said Goodman used a siren and that a light was visible on the dash of Goodman’s SUV. The victim called 9-1-1 and pulled in to the Winn-Dixie parking lot on Creighton Road. The victim assumed Goodman was law enforcement, but called dispatch to confirm.
Goodman then pulled his car in front of the victims and flashed his badge once more and began arguing, then left the parking lot. ECSO deputies arrived and were able to get a description of Goodman and his vehicle. Using that description Pensacola Police officers were able to stop Goodman in his vehicle.
Inside the Goodman’s vehicle, ECSO deputies found a security badge and light on the dash. Goodman was arrested.
During the investigation Escambia Sheriff’s Office investigators determined Goodman was responsible for a sexual battery that occurred on May 18th. In that incident Goodman also pretended to be a law enforcement officer and pulled the victim over in the area of Amber Street and North Davis Highway.
ECSO investigators believe there might be other victims. If you’ve had any encounters with Goodman call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.
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14 Responses to “Cop Impersonator Also Charged With Sexual Battery”
Some of you completely missed the point of my post. This same ruse happens regularly all over Fl, and was recently going on in our vicinity. . For this reason it should be illegal to make traffic stops with unmarked cars. If the motoring public can not discern between the good guys and the bad guys at a glance, we are putting ourselves in jeopardy every time we stop for unmarked cop cars. There is no reason unmarked cops can not wait on a marked car to respond and make the stop when they find a law breaker or suspect.
The creep should be kept in prison.
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@Esc co leo
The problem isn’t the penalty being stiffer. Regardless the sentence given, it’s the punishment itself that needs to be harsher. By the looks of the number of people in prison or on probation, prison seems not to be a deterrent. Therefore, something is wrong. The prisons need to be more harsh so as to make these individuals think twice about senseless crime. It’s one thing to steal to be truely feeding your family, quite another in matters like this.
More power for state officers regarding criminal punishment.
@ M in Bratt
Florida Highway Patrol has started using what is called “Stealth / Subdued Cruiser” that has no Law Enforcement lights on the roof, no obvious Blue Lights.
No obvious side panel markers, they are there but blend in with the paint of the patrol car.
Few drivers would pick them up easily because they look like any other sedan on the highway. They are Racking Up the tickets.
Just be warned, the speed limit signs and the requirements to be a legal operator are there for a reason.
As Daddy used to say, “Spending your money to pay a ticket and court costs is about the biggest waste of money you can do”.
Impersonating a law enforcement officer is probably the stupidest thing a person could ever attempt! First off, you are not trained how to deal with the public and could easely be shot and killed! I wanted to impersonate Super Man as a child but I will leave it up to the trained men and woman who risk their lives every day to make all of our lives safer. ALWAYS remember this, the real officers take this crime VERY PERSONAL, whether they mean to or not. Just don’t do it!!
Regarding:
“Some states have made it illegal for cops to make traffic stops with unmarked cars.”
This is reasonable but does nothing to stop people who intend to break the law anyway. Plus there are frequently news reports about people being gunned down even WHEN fully complying with law enforcement officers.
Fear is understandable.
David for a world free of fear
Some states have made it illegal for cops to make traffic stops with unmarked cars. Cases like this highlight the need for such laws in Fl. If the car doesn’t have blue lights on the roof, and agency markings on the side, I’m not stopping anyway.
Bob C are you saying men who identified as women used this for sexual assault or just that if you identify as female but are male you should use the bathroom based on your birth sex?
Guy’s defense will be that he “Identified” as a cop at the time.
This worked with Target when men who “identified” as females gained the store’s and some of societies blessing of ‘Access’ to the women’s restroom areas.
Modern thinking is that all one has to do is Think they are this or that and they are.
“Frankenstein has Identified as a brain surgeon” therefore he can operate on someone.
This society and some segments of it are rapidly becoming something with which I cannot in any way “identify”.
There’s no way I would pull over without confirmation from a 911 dispatcher that I was being stopped and I’d like to think the officer would understand my concern.
@ Resident
I know on the surface it would seem that the solution is to not use unmarked cars, but I can tell you from experience that unmarked cars are an invaluable tool and countless bad guys would have gone free if we could not use them. The solution is to have stiff penalties for people who impersonate officers like this guy did. It won’t prevent every case, but it prevents most.
If you aren’t sure if it is a legit officer, slow down, but on your flashers and call 911 to verify. Any officer with an unmarked would understand and it would not be a problem.
This was a very smart driver. The new drivers need to be taught this before they receive a drivers license. I’m not pulling over for any unmarked car, I’m headed for the nearest police station or fire dept.
This is exactly EVERY police vehicle should be mandated to have light bars and paint/decals that are visible to the public. You shouldn’t have to wonder if this is a legitimate officer/stop.
Pretend to be the ones who enforce the laws and are unhappy with anyone who makes them look bad… what could go wrong?
Let him find out.
David for his victims
and those who explain it to him