SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Authorities say a southwest Missouri man impersonated a police officer so he could pull over drivers that irritated him and lecture them on their bad driving habits.

Twenty-year-old Jacob Trammell of Willard is charged with impersonating a police officer after he allegedly used red and blue lights on his personal vehicle to stop other drivers.

The Springfield News-Leader reports court records show Trammell told Greene County Sheriff’s deputies he was a student at the Missouri Sheriff’s Association Law Enforcement Academy. He said he stopped several people and also helped at traffic accidents.

He was arrested when a driver realized he was not driving an official police vehicle and called authorities.

Trammell’s bond is $2,500. He does not have a lawyer listed in online court documents.