Teen Lied About Being A Sheriff's Deputy: Hackettstown Police

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A local teenager told police he was a sheriff's deputy to avoid giving officers an ID, Hackettstown police said.

Officers were responding to a large fight at a party on June 30 when they saw a man standing a block away from the fight. The man told police he was at he party and saw the fight.

Police asked for his ID, which he allegedly refused to give, telling officers he was a deputy with the Essex County's Sheriff's Office. Police say they eventually determined the man was 19-year-old David Murray of Columbia.

During an investigation, police say they determined that Murray was not a sheriff's deputy. On Aug. 3, Murray turned himself into the Hacketttown police department, and was charged with impersonating a police officer and obstructing the administration of law.

He was released with an upcoming court date.

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