UNITE worker arrested at Whitley football game

Kentucky State Police arrested an off-duty UNITE employee Friday evening for allegedly being drunk in the parking lot of a local school, and are investigating allegations that the man may have been posing as a police officer.
The incident occurred about 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the Whitley County school system’s central campus during a football game, and involved the UNITE employee and several Whitley County students, officials said.
Whitley County Superintendent Lonnie Anderson said a student notified a teacher on duty, who in turn notified school security and law enforcement officers present at the game.
KSP Trooper David Lassiter charged Timothy J. Moses, 35, of Williamsburg, with alcohol intoxication in a public place.
“Moses was allegedly impersonating a police officer and was harassing people in the parking lot,” said KSP Trooper Don Trosper, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London.
“Trooper Lassiter continues to investigate the allegations that Moses was impersonating a police officer and additional charges may be forthcoming.”
Moses was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center, and was released from jail Saturday morning, Trosper said. He added that Moses apparently resigned from UNITE after being released on bond.
UNITE officials are saying little about the incident, aside from releasing a brief press release.
“On Friday, October 20, 2006, an off-duty UNITE employee was involved in an incident on the Whitley County High School campus that resulted in his arrest by authorities,” said Karen Engle, UNITE executive director. “The Whitley County Public School System made UNITE aware of the incident shortly after it occurred.”
“The employee involved in the incident, Treatment Assistant Tim Moses, is no longer employed by UNITE and was not in any way acting in his official capacity at the time,” Engle continued. “Because there is a pending police investigation, UNITE will have no additional comment.”
Anderson commended High School Principal Scott Paul, teacher Steve Davis, athletic director Mike Campbell and other district personnel who dealt with the matter for “implementing emergency procedures and courageously and effectively dealing with the matter being investigated.”
Anderson added that the school system is “fully cooperating” with the state police investigation.
As of Tuesday morning, Moses had not been arraigned in district court.