VON ORMY, Texas - A man directing traffic at a southwest Bexar County highway construction site has been arrested after investigators said he falsely claimed to be a commissioned police officer.

Jose Morin, 43, faces a felony charge of impersonating a public servant and a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon, police said.

He was arrested around 11 a.m. Sunday by Von Ormy police officers who encountered Morin working along Interstate 35. VOPD's interim police chief told KSAT on Tuesday that officers with his agency received an anonymous tip that Morin was directing traffic without having proper credentials.