A 53-year-old Surprise man was booked last week into the Maricopa County Jail and faces charges of impersonating a peace officer and unlawful imprisonment, authorities said Tuesday.

Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers arrested Roderick A. Gaines on Aug. 5 at his Surprise home in connection with an April 10 incident along Route 303 near Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria.

Officials received a tip about a person in a black Ford F-150 pickup truck pulling over another driver.

“The tipster provided investigators with video of the suspect and victim vehicles. Red and blue flashing lights are visible on the suspect vehicle’s front windshield during the incident,” a DPS release stated.

Troopers identified and interviewed the victim driver, who told them the suspect identified himself as an FBI agent during their interaction.

A jacket with the letters “FBI” and a hat with “FBI” embossed on the front were found in one of the suspect’s vehicles. The F-150 truck was seized as evidence by investigators, and a firearm was seized from the suspect’s residence, according to DPS.

Investigators said they also found functioning red and blue lights still installed in the F-150, and additional police equipment was collected as evidence.

AZDPS investigators encourage anyone with further information, or anyone who may have had contact with the suspect, to contact 877-4AZ-TIPS or submit a tip online at azdps.gov/tips.

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