Waynesboro Man Arrested Following Traffic Stop

Dalton Peters, age 29, of Waynesboro, was arrested on Wednesday, July 27 on multiple charges. The report filed by Tennessee State Trooper Phillip Long stated that Peters was a passenger in a vehicle that Trooper Long pulled over for speeding. The report stated that Peters initially gave someone else’s name and date of birth, which Trooper Long discovered to be false. Peters was told to exit the vehicle, and was told that he was being charged with criminal impersonation. Peters was also allegedly found to be in possession of approximately one gram of methamphetamine, along with a 9mm handgun. He was arrested on charges of criminal impersonation, possession of schedule II meth with intent, and felon in possession of a firearm. He was booked into the Wayne County Jail on $127,500.00 bond.