Overview
- Johnstone called a Nando’s in Stockton Heath on July 22, 2025, claiming to be “PC Matt Gregory” and asked staff for CCTV to identify two customers.
- He supplied a fake Cheshire Police email that included a crest and collar number and later pressed staff by email after signing a release form.
- Staff became suspicious when emails to the address bounced and they rang Cheshire Police, which led detectives to trace the temporary domain purchase to Johnstone.
- Leeds Magistrates’ Court found Conor Johnstone guilty of impersonating a police officer and on August 3, 2026 handed him a 12‑month community order, £650 costs, a £114 surcharge and 260 hours of supervised unpaid work.
- Johnstone, who runs MAJ Law and uses the nickname 'The Legal Missile,' says he will appeal and the SRA has said it will now consider what regulatory action to take; investigators highlighted that temporary domain purchases can leave personal data that links online impersonation to a real person.