A Washingtonville Police Officer will soon be out of the job, according to the village's police chief, after the officer was arrested and accused of impersonating a U.S. Marshal.

According to a Boardman Police report, Sunday evening police were called to the Holiday Inn and Sheetz gas Station.

Witnesses at both locations reported a suspicious man claiming he was a federal law enforcement officer.

When police arrived at the Holiday Inn they spoke with a witness who said Logan Malik identified himself as a U.S. Marshal and said the U.S Marshals were looking for "skinheads."

Malik allegedly told the witness that U.S. Marshals had arrested five "skinheads" earlier at the mall and said the witness should "call him, not 911" if any "skinheads" were spotted in the area.

The witness said Malik then wrote down a phone number on a piece of paper, alongside the words "U.S. Marshal Offc. Malik" and "Northeast Ohio Violent Crimes Task Force."

The witness told police Malik has a gun and a badge  on his hip that "appeared to be fake."  The witness also said, Malik had police radio traffic coming over his cell phone.

When the witness became suspicious and requested a business card, they told police Malik could not provide one.

Police caught up with Malik as he was pulling out of the Sheetz parking lot.

According to the police report, when Malik stepped out of the vehicle he was wearing a police tactile vest, a gun holster on his right hip and a Washingtonville Police badge on his left hip.

Boardman Police were able ton confirm Malik was currently employed as an officer at the Washingtonville Police Department. Police also say the located a Leetonia Police badge, where Malik was previously employed. 

Malik told police that he was at the Holiday Inn asking about people that the U.S. Marshals are looking for because his dream is to become a U.S. Marshal. Malik also told officers that he never identified himself as a federal law enforcement officer but "jokingly told someone at Sheetz that he had a warrant for them, but quickly told him he was joking around."

Police say they spoke with several witnesses and determined Malik would be charged with Impersonating a Peace Officer.

Washingtonville Police Chief Ken Faust said Malik was hired in January 2022. Faust said he is now in the process of terminating Malik, less than four months after his hiring because of this incident.

21 News also spoke with Leetonia Police Chief Allen Haueter, who said Malik previously worked for the village and was "encouraged to resign" due to "performance" issues. The chief did not elaborate on details.