Road Rage Turned Alleged Cop Impersonation

What started out as a report of a road rage incident turned into a case of alleged impersonation of a police officer tied to other offenses.                 

On July 26 at 7:30 a.m., Cpl. James Keenan was dispatched to a "road rage" incident that was taking place in the Navesink section of Middletown.

The victim called police headquarters and was reporting being chased by another subject in a vehicle. Officer Keenan was able to locate the vehicles on Monmouth Avenue.

Cpl. Keenan began to conduct an investigation when one of the drivers, identified as Michael Keller, 45, of Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, started to threaten the victim, at which point Officer Keenan placed him under arrest.

Keenan continued his investigation and determined the victim had been traveling on the Garden State Parkway and Keller was traveling behind the victim’s car flashing his headlights in an attempt to have the victim pull over.

The victim let Keller pass when Keller reportedly pulled out an ID and stated he was from the NJ State Police and signaled the victim to pull over.

The victim continued to drive and called the police.

Keller was charged with terroristic threats, false imprisonment, impersonating a police officer and disorderly conduct.

He was transported to police headquarters, where he was processed and held on $10,000 bail. Police report Keller has no affiliation to the State Police.