Disney World cast member arrested for impersonating a FBI agent on I-Drive

Brett Michael Smith, our nominee for Disney's 'Douche-bag
of the Year' for getting arrested impersonating a FBI agent
In what's got to be one of the biggest douche-bag moment in Disney history, a Walt Disney World cast member was arrested Saturday on suspicion of impersonating a FBI agent, after trying to pull over a female driver on a traffic stop in the heart of Orlando's Tourist District, according to an Orange County Sheriff's arrest report.

Brett Michael Smith, 26, is accused of pulling Jasmine Donaldson over on a traffic stop and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, after he saw the woman in question hit some orange traffic cones.

She apparently did that while backing her car out of SeaWorld Aquatica on International Drive after realizing the parking lot for the waterpark was full.

After the woman refused to pull over, Smith is then accused of following and harassing the woman in his car.

While she was stopped at a red light at Destination Parkway, Smith got out of his car and walked up her car, flashing a fake Department of Homeland Security badge that he had apparently bought as a prop for Halloween and told the woman he worked for the FBI, which according to Smith was "over the police" in rank and jurisdiction.

The FBI is not known to enforce local traffic violations, so red flags were immediately raised about why a FBI agent would bother to pull over any civilian for the minor traffic violation for "hitting some cones" or making some kind of unsafe or allegedly illegal turn in a parking lot.


The woman then claimed that Smith pointed his finger at her and shouted obscenities at her, telling her to watch the "f*!@#$$k out!," which we fully believe since Smith was apparently so whacked out and out of control to begin with by flashing a fake law enforcement badge.

The incident happened at SeaWorld Aquatica on I-Drive
A nearby Orange County Sheriff's deputy witnessed the confrontation and went to investigate the incident.

At first, the deputy thought Smith's badge was real because it had his name on it and a microchip embedded in the badge; however, the rouse did not last long as the real law enforcement officer realized Smith's Mickey Mouse story didn't hold water.

According to the arrest report, Smith said he took it upon himself to pull over the woman, who is African-American, because he felt someone had to tell her how to drive—again a function that the FBI is not normally concerned with in any capacity in their normal duties.

Smith was then arrested on one count of falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer, a third-degree felony in the State of Florida, and booked at the Orange County Sheriff's Department. If convicted on the charges, Smith could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A lawyer hasn't been listed for Smith thus far, but he has since bonded out of jail.

Disney officials said that all questions about the arrest should be directed at the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and they wouldn't comment on the story.
  

  

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