East Texas Woman Charged With Impersonating Officer

An East Texas woman has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, Investigators say 38 year old  Jennifer McGowen of Chandler showed up at a Henderson County crime scene wearing a pistol on her hip, and told officers she was a Van Zandt County deputy. One of the deputies later checked with Van Zandt County and found she was not with the department. She was later arrested on the third degree felony charge, and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.