Motorcross star impersonates officer; pulls over off-duty cops in process
A. Isaac 
Motorcross champ James Stewart is known by his fans as “the fastest man on the planet”. Thankfully for all involved, he’s also not known as the “wisest man on the planet”. The 25-year old was driving a 2008 Toyota truck and attempted to impersonate some Florida officers while pulling a car over. As luck would have it, that other car contained two off-duty cops who smelled something fishy.
As Stewart pulled alongside the vehicle, the driver identified himself as a law officer. That’s when Stewart, who had a passenger in the pickup, sped off, the highway patrol said.
The troopers called 911, and an Orange County deputy sheriff and an Orlando police officer stopped Stewart at Orlando International Airport.
Troopers arrived and arrested Stewart. His passenger, whom the FHP identified as Thames Jehrrod Quinault, 44, of California, was arrested on a charge of tampering with evidence. Investigators say he hid the red and blue lights in his luggage. The man was booked into the Orange County Jail as Quinault Thames Jehrrod.
I’m sure this is a great story and all, but until Stewart decides to pull this off again a few months from now, I simply can’t put him up there with the legendary Olden Polynice. You see, Polynice not once but twice impersonated a Utah patrolman within a matter of a few weeks of each other. The best part about it was that he was given an honorary badge from the city of Los Angeles and tried to pass it off during a traffic incident in Utah. On top of that, Polynice was a 7′ foot black man in Utah, and surprisingly enough, you tend to stand out amongst all the 5’6″ blonde Mormons.
So Mr. Stewart, a round of applause sir. Certainly worthy of a mention in the annals of stupid athlete decisions. But I just can’t, in good conscience, put you alongside Officer Olden Polynice.
Motocross champ James Stewart charged with impersonating an officer [Orlando Sentinel]
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