BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --- Evangelist Matt Pitt, founder of The Basement youth service, led the group's monthly worship at Boutwell Auditorium tonight, but did not mention his arrest for impersonating a peace officer.
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CALERA, Alabama -- Calera Police Chief Sean Lemley said today that evangelist Matt Pitt flashed blue lights on Interstate 65, pulling people over, then sped around them before he was pulled over.
"We had a witness who had been following the vehicle and stayed on the phone with us," Lemley said. "He was activating the blue lights. You're portraying yourself as a law enforcement officer when you do that."
Pitt, 28, founder of The Basement youth ministry, then flashed a badge and claimed to be a Jefferson County deputy, Lemley said.
He was arrested and charged with impersonating a peace officer.