Roswell police arrested Christopher Guillaume after a woman who had been dating him began questioning claims about his law enforcement career.
ROSWELL, GA — A 31-year-old metro Atlanta man who presented himself as a police officer and pastor has been arrested after investigators said he impersonated an officer and stole a badge from a local police department.
Christopher Guillaume was arrested by Roswell police and booked into the Fulton County Jail on Monday, Aug. 10. He faces multiple charges, including felony impersonating a police officer, financial transaction card fraud and theft by conversion. The allegations followed an investigation that began after Shaquanvia Jones, a woman who said she had been in a relationship with Guillaume, contacted authorities about concerns over his identity and financial dealings.
Jones said she met Guillaume in 2023 and initially considered him a friend. By February 2026, she said, Guillaume was talking about marriage and telling her that he worked as an officer for the Jonesboro Police Department and also served as a pastor. Jones said his social media activity appeared to support the claims because he posted images and videos showing himself around police officers and at scenes where law enforcement was present.
According to an arrest affidavit cited by WSB-TV, Roswell investigators contacted the Jonesboro Police Department and were told Guillaume had never worked there. The affidavit states that Guillaume had previously taken part in a ride-along with the department and later stole an officer’s badge. Jones provided the television station with a photograph that she said showed Guillaume wearing the badge.
Jones told investigators that Guillaume carried a gun and wore a badge while portraying himself as an officer. She also said he offered explanations when details of his claimed police career did not appear to add up. According to the affidavit, Guillaume told Jones that he had left the Jonesboro department because they planned to move to Florida and that another police agency there was preparing to hire him for a job paying more than $100,000 a year.
The affidavit also describes previous contact between Guillaume and the Jonesboro Police Department. Police records cited in the document say he had been cited for operating a vehicle with flashing blue lights and for driving with a suspended license. The affidavit further states that a failure-to-appear warrant from Jonesboro was outstanding in connection with those citations.
Jones said her suspicions increased after her SUV developed transmission problems. She said Guillaume offered to pay the roughly $46,000 she still owed on the vehicle so she could replace it and concentrate on nursing school. Jones said the payment initially appeared to have been made, but she later received notices from the bank saying it had been rejected. Authorities have charged Guillaume with financial transaction card fraud and theft by conversion, though the available reporting does not establish the final disposition of those allegations.
Jones said she then began checking other parts of Guillaume’s story. She contacted churches where he claimed to have preached but said she could not verify that he had served as a pastor at those locations. She also contacted someone she knew in law enforcement and learned that Guillaume had not been a Jonesboro police officer. Jones said she confronted him shortly after Memorial Day, and he then disappeared from her life.
Jones also said members of Guillaume’s family told her that other women may have had similar experiences with him. WSB-TV said it had not independently verified that claim, and police had not confirmed additional alleged victims. No evidence made public in the reporting reviewed establishes that allegation, and Guillaume is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Guillaume remained in the Fulton County Jail as of the latest available report Monday. WSB-TV said it had contacted the Jonesboro police chief seeking more information about the alleged badge theft and Guillaume’s earlier encounters with the department but had not received a response by Monday afternoon.
Author note: Last updated August 11, 2026.