A college student planning to become a policeman ended up on the wrong side of the law.  Fountain police took a teenager into custody for pretending he was one of them.  He was arrested Monday night after being pulled over when police spotted his car.

19 year old Theara Brye, a criminal justice student at Pueblo Community College, is getting a real-life lesson in the law.  His pretend police work didn't out-smart the professionals. 

Sergeant Jess Freeman of the Fountain Police Department says, "We've seen him following officers on stops and looking at us. So, we started watching him a little more closely."

After a number of reports, police were able to get a search warrant of Brye's home in Fountain.  They found four sets of emergency lights, a lighting harness for his Chrysler Sebring, an expandable baton, and more. 

Freeman says, "This is the scary portion of it.  They found a log that he was keeping and keeping track of Fountain police at the Fountain police department.  So he would drive by and keep a log of where he saw these officers and what they were doing."

Brye faces a class six felony of impersonating a peace officer.  He could get up to four years in jail and up to a one-hundred thousand dollar fine.  Police say there may be another person impersonating a police officer in the area. 

If you have suspicions, police say you have the right to call 911 to make sure the car following you is legitimate.