Accountant Who Impersonated Police Officer In OC Pleads Guilty Monday

ANAHEIM, CA — A certified public accountant accused of impersonating a police officer in Anaheim pleaded guilty Monday to possession of a weapon and various other misdemeanors and was sentenced to 116 days in jail, time he has already served.

Richard Charles Phillip Moore, 35, pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession of a deadly weapon and single misdemeanor counts each of a prohibited person owning ammunition, driving under the influence of alcohol and petty theft. As part of the plea deal offered by Orange County Superior Court Gassia Apkarian, a misdemeanor count of fraudulent impersonation of a peace officer was dismissed.

He was placed on three years of formal probation and a year of informal probation.

Anaheim Police Department officers were called at approximately 8:30 p.m. Aug. 3 to Cerritos Avenue and Euclid Street, near Loara High School, after receiving calls regarding a suspicious vehicle operating with police lights, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Shane Carringer told City News Service.

Moore worked as a certified public accountant at a firm in Tustin, according to his state license. He listed his job as CPA in jail records as well.

Moore pleaded guilty July 19 to discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling and was sentenced to two years of probation, 90 days in jail and to enroll in an outpatient program, according to court records.

Felony charges of discharge of a firearm in a gun-free school zone and possession of a firearm in school zones were dropped along with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm as part of the plea deal, according to court records.