A Huntingburg man was arrested yesterday for impersonating a police officer.
He has been identified as 63-year-old Jim Zink.
The Dubois County Sheriff’s office says Zink is a former employee of the Sheriff’s Department, where he briefly worked as a Jail Officer from October of 2017 to September of 2018, however, he is not currently associated with any law enforcement agency.
Court documents say Zink came into the southside McDonald’s in Jasper on Sunday demanding that a juvenile employee be released into his custody. The restaurant reported the incident to police.
On Monday, an officer went to the restaurant and reviewed video from inside the building. Zink can be seen pointing his finger at the restaurant employee, then reaching into his pants pocket and pulling out what appears to be a leather badge holder.
The document says when Zink flipped the holder over, the distinctive outline of a sheriff’s badge was visible. The video also allegedly shows Zink displaying the badge to the restaurant employee.
The juvenile then left the premises with Zink.
Zink is currently facing one charge of Impersonation of a Public Servant.
