A West Texas man has been charged with impersonating a police officer by using sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at a fast-food restaurant . Odessa police say Michael Chico was arrested after an off-duty officer spotted a truck with law-enforcement trappings . Cpl . Steve LeSueur says Chico 's vehicle looked like an unmarked police vehicle . Michael Chico of Odessa , Texas , has been charged with impersonating an officer by using sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at a local fast-food restaurant . The officer who saw the truck cut in line on Saturday thought the driver , who was wearing a uniform , was a volunteer firefighter . The officer followed Chico from the Whataburger to some nearby apartments . LeSueur says that when confronted , Chico admitted he was n't an officer and also that he used the lights and sirens to get through traffic lights . Chico was freed Sunday on $ 15,000 bond . Odessa police say Michael Chico was arrested after an off-duty officer spotted a truck with law-enforcement trappings at the Whataburger drive-thru in Obessa , Texas .
Michael Chico of Odessa , Texas , has been charged with impersonating an officer . He used sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at his local Whataburger fast-food restaurant . Chico was arrested after an off-duty officer spotted a truck with law-enforcement trappings . When confronted , Chico admitted he was n't an officer and that he had also used the lights and sirens to get through traffic lights .