A Hiram man faces charges after police said he posed as an undercover police officer at a Roswell pain management clinic .

Police have charged Ted Hardison, 47, with felony impersonating an officer stemming from the April 2011 incident.

Sheila Dilbeck, the officer manager at Bender Orthopedics, told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik she's seen it all before.

"People lie to you. They'll do anything to get what they want," she said. "You see this so much."

Dilbeck said when Hardison came into her office, his story was a first. Privacy laws prevent Dilbeck from telling Petchenik why Hardison was being seen at the office, but she told Petchenik that, in general, people visiting the clinic are seeking pain medication.

"He came in and told me he needed to talk to me and he told me that he was undercover, and he flashed a badge at me," she said.

Dilbeck told Petchenik something didn't sit right with her, so after Hardison left, she called police, and they told her to file a report.

"They explained to me how undercover agents work, and they said definitely they do not do what he did," said Dilbeck.

It took Roswell police more than a year to catch up to Hardison because he was being held in several area jails on various charges. Hall, Cobb and Cherokee counties all have cases open against him, including one case of prescription forgery in Gainesville, according to a spokesman for the Hall County sheriff.

Petchenik found online records that show Hardison has served prison time for burglary out of Clayton County. The Fulton County jail website indicates he is being held there with bail set at $4,000.

"I'm glad to know he's not going to be doing this to any other office," said Dilbeck. "It makes you not trust anybody."
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