James Donald Harding pled guilty and was fined $100 for impersonating a township employee at a pretrial before Judge Dana Fortinberry at the 52-2 District Court in Clarkston Friday, March 7. The charge originated from a Dec. 13 incident on Village Court in which Harding was found meddling around a home under construction in the Stonewood Subdivision. Police reports state, when the builder stumbled across Harding, Harding said he was an employee of the water department and was checking the meter. Harding, who had been terminated from his Independence Township job in October, was dressed in the uniform he failed to return. It was thought Harding may have stolen some trim that had been lying around the home, but nothing appeared to be missing.