When: April 2012
The call: Earlicia Latricia Young-Rentz called 911 after driving her minivan with her husband clinging to the hood. How did he end up there?
The consequences: She was arrested and charged with domestic aggravated assault. Just a few months earlier she had been arrested on a similar charge but it was dropped
The consequences: Hardwick was arrested, charged with misuse of 911 and sentenced to time in jail (how long?).
When: March 2012
The call: Claiming she was lost in the woods and didn't know where to urinate, Marcia Usher called 911 simply to ask where she could go. When the police traced her call, they found she wasn't in the woods at all
The consequences: After she was found with this weapon, Usher was charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, resisting arrest and possession of this drug
When: January 2012
The call: John R. Pacella called 911 looking for a fight — literally. When officers came to his home, he immediately started shoving them.
The consequences: Pacella, who has been in trouble before (for what?), was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, resisting a police officer and battery with intent to provoke or insult. What type of charges are these?
When: December 2011
The consequences: Lisee, who was with her boyfriend at the time , was arrested and charged with misuse of 911 and disorderly conduct.
When: November 2011
The consequences: Police planned to charge Davidson with two counts of robbery and assault once he was released from the hospital
When: November 2011
The call: William Hodges was forced to call 911 when his boat ran out of gas (where was he?). Another problem. It wasn't his boat
The consequences: Hodges was charged with grand theft. His sentence may depend on whether the theft was considered first-, second- or third-degree grand theft
When: November 2011
The call: An apparently intoxicated Michael Alan Skopec called 911 multiple times (how many?) last year to complain that his smartphone was broken.
The consequences: Skopec was arrested and charged with obstructing or resisting a peace officer.
When: September 2011
The call: Terry Kimball, from this Florida hotspot, called 911 after he was refused service at a fast food window because he walked up to the window rather than drove.
The consequences: Kimball was arrested and charged with misuse of 911. What can the punishment be for this charge?
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When: April 2011
The call: Dexter White called 911 last year to say his drug dealer shortchanged him (what did he buy?). He initially asked to have this unit of law enforcement sent out to him.
The consequences: White was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Why this charge?
When: September 2010
The call: Emergency dispatchers in South Florida were badgered in 2010 by Ronald Ernest Jones, who claimed his landlady had stolen his liquor. What did he demand?
The consequences: Jones was charged with misuse of 911 and ordered by a judge to take self-help steps.
When: August 2010
The call: After soaking in the hot tub of a home in suburban Portland, Ore. lonely homeless man Mark Eskelsen called 911 and asked for a hot beverage. What else did he ask for?
The consequences: Eskelsen, 45, whom police said was in an altered frame of mind, was arrested and charged with trespassing and misusing the 911 system.
When: May 2010
The call: Elmer L. Hughes Jr. called dispatchers to disagree with a decision that an officer had made about his case while police were still at the scene. What did Hughes do next?
The consequences: Hughes was arrested and charged with misusing the emergency system.
When: November 2009
The call: A wannabe bride in Clarksville, Tenn., allegedly sought sympathy for her romantic woes when she called 911 to complain about her boyfriend . Despite being warned to stop after the first call, Hee Orama kept calling until officers arrived at her home.
The consequences: Instead of walking down the aisle, Orama was arrested in connection with making non-emergency calls. Watch news coverage of Orama's call.
When: November 2009
The call: Calvin Hoover called 911 in 2009 to report items were stolen from his truck, including cash , a jacket and marijuana Dispatchers had trouble understanding him and sent authorities to find him.
The consequences: Hoover was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
When: October 2009
The call: A Wisconsin woman didn't wait for another motorist to call 911 to report her dangerous driving last fall. Mary Strey ratted on herself. What did the dispatcher advise her to do?
The consequences: Strey was charged with misdemeanor drunken driving. How high was her blood alcohol level?
When: September 2009
The call: Hunger and transportation drove Benjamin Dewer to call 911 But authorities neither fed Dewer nor delivered him , as requested.
The consequences: Dewer was arrested and charged with being under the influence of alcohol and making false calls to 911. After pleading guilty to the charge, he was sentenced to spend some time in jail (how much?). At least there was food there.
When: May 2009
The call: Bedford, Ohio, resident Andrew Mizsak called 911 to complain that his son, also named Andrew, would not clean his messy room. The younger Andrew reportedly threw a plate of food across the kitchen table when told to clean his room. How old was his son at the time?
The consequences: Mizsak Sr. decided not to press charges against his son (why not, exactly?) and said he overreacted. What did the younger Andrew promise in return?
When: March 2009
The call: Anthony White called 911 in 2009 to report his PlayStation was missing. What did he say happened to it?
The consequences: When police reportedly showed up at his home, White told them he had a gun and then made a bizarre request (what was it?). As a result, he was arrested on charges of making terroristic threats.
When: February 2009
The consequences: The Florida woman, who was charged with misuse of 911, later told the media that she was "embarrassed" and suffered public backlash.
When: February 2009
The call: Burger King boasts that you can have it your way. Apparently, Jean Fortune didn't get his way in 2009 when he couldn't order his favorite beverage When the Florida man told the drive-thru cashier that he would call 911, the cashier had this response.
The consequences: Fortune, whose thirst wasn't quenched, was charged with misusing 911. Watch news coverage of his call.
When: October 2008
The call: Sen. John McCain's brother Joe called 911 in 2008 to complain he was stuck in traffic He reportedly swore at the 911 dispatcher and then tried his luck calling the police.
The consequences: Joe apologized for making the call and withdrew himself from participating in campaign activities for his brother. What did he say John's response to the call would be?
When: July 2008
The call: Reginald Peterson called emergency services in 2008 after one of his sandwiches wasn't made properly. It was reportedly missing one key ingredient
The consequences: Peterson was arrested and charged with making false 911 calls. He also had a number of prior convictions
When: February 2008
The call: A man in California thought himself a bit of a trickster in 2008 when he called 911 an unbelievable number of times . The calls, which were filled with strange sounds , overwhelmed the system.
The consequences: Police charged John Triplette with making phony 911 calls to police and the California Highway Patrol. Why did he do it?
When: June 2006
The call: Lorna Jeanne Dudash (from this tropically named area of Oregon) called 911 in 2006 to ask a good-looking officer to return to her home. Why was he there previously?
The consequences: The only date Dudash got was a court date after she was charged with misusing 911.
When: April 2006
The call: Michigan police officer Edward Sanchez called 911 himself in 2006 to say he and his wife were overdosing after eating brownies laced with marijuana (how much?). Where did he get the marijuana?
The consequences: Sanchez resigned from the police force, reportedly to avoid prosecution. What was the public's response to his punishment?