Florida man, impersonating police, stops real Tampa officer

Tampa police late Sunday arrested a Manatee County man, accusing him of using red and blue flashing lights in his Chevrolet Tahoe to stop a Tampa officer to alert the officer of a reckless driver in Ybor City. Jonathan Charles Stevens, 24, was charged with impersonating a police officer, unlawful use of blue lights and carrying a concealed firearm. It is the second time in three months Stevens has been charged with impersonating a police officer. Stevens was in his 2009 Tahoe, which was equipped with red and blue lights, and tried to pull over a Tampa officer around 10:30 p.m. Sunday near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 17th Street in Ybor City, police said.