State police arrested a 59-year-old Mount Airy man for impersonating a police officer and attempting to pull over another vehicle on the highway, officials said.

Eric Baummer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on another vehicle while driving on the outer loop of Interstate 695 at Washington Boulevard in Baltimore County, according to a news release from Maryland State Police. The driver whom Baummer attempted to pull over called 911 around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday when Baummer’s black 2014 Ford Explorer began flashing blue and white lights behind him, police said.

The driver who reported Baummer was identified as an off-duty military law enforcement officer, according to the news release.

Eventually, Baummer drove ahead of the off-duty officer and changed lanes to get in front of him. He exited I-695, and the off-duty officer, who was still on the phone with police, followed him to a gas station on the 4300 block of Hollins Ferry Road in Lansdowne.

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State troopers and the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the gas station, where Baummer was arrested.

State police said they are continuing their investigation.