New charges for erstwhile cop

Weylin Spradley, who's been in the news for pretending to be a cop, has been charged with another crime: A Baytown woman claims he tried to force her out of her apartment earlier this month.

Police said Spradley went to an apartment on Feb. 13 at 5:45 a.m. and tried to convince the occupant that she had no right to live in the apartment. He was wearing a light blue uniform and a gun belt, along with carrying a badge in his wallet, investigators said.

When the apartment resident told him that she would contact management to verify the information, he left.

A few days later, the woman said she recognized Spradley from a television news report. She identified him through a police lineup.

Police arrested Spradley last week on charges of impersonating a public servant — he reportedly liked to wear an official-looking police-style uniform and drove a Chevy Impala sporting graphics for a nonexistent security company — and writing bad checks. Spradley said he's just misunderstood; he's being held without bond.