Leesburg Man charged with impersonating law enforcement

James Griggs, 70, of Leesburg, has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer, assault on law enforcement, and obstruction of justice with force.

Yesterday morning, the Leesburg Police Department received a report of an adult male in the 600 block of McLeary Square SE in Leesburg, who was purporting to be a federal law enforcement officer and was threatening another individual.

Leesburg Police Officers responded and located Griggs outside. Upon officers encountering Griggs, he implied that he had a weapon on his person, became combative, and in the process of being taken into custody, assaulted an officer.

James Griggs was subsequently transported to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center where he remains held with no bond.