Inmate Allegedly Impersonates Judge to Get Out of Jail

A man arrested last week made calls from inside a jail where he was posing as a judge, cops say.
April 21, 2017

A man arrested last week made calls from inside a jail where he was posing as a judge, cops say. From jail, James Eagle, 23, allegedly made phone calls to the clerk of court's office in which he posed as Judge Richard Bernat. According to his arrest affidavit, Eagle was locked up for allegedly stealing a license plate. Eagle, now considered a fugitive, was reportedly never confronted about the alleged phone calls in court and is out on bail

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