NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: After Being Pulled Over, Driver Sends Deputy On Wild Goose Chase With Fake 9-1-1 Call
After being pulled over for speeding, Jonathan Paul Rorech of Naples, FL, called 9-1-1 to report a shooting in the area in an unsuccessful effort to distract a Sheriff's deputy from arresting him for driving with a suspended license, Naples Daily News reports:
Rorech, told the deputy that he left his North Carolina driver's license at home. When the deputy asked him where he was coming from, Rorech said "South Street."
The deputy returned to his patrol car and ran Rorech's information through his mobile data computer, where he discovered Rorech did not have a driver's license in Florida or North Carolina.
During the traffic stop, the deputy received a report of a shooting with "one subject on the ground" at South Street Bar & Grill in North Naples.
The deputy decided to respond to the shooting and sent Rorech on his way.
When the deputy arrived at South Street he was informed by his supervisor that there was no shooting and nobody was injured. The deputy immediately suspected the 911 call reporting the shooting was false.
When he determined that Rorech had made the emergency call, the deputy drove to Rorech's home and arrested him for making a false 911 call. Rorech was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving on a suspended license - one for the initial traffic stop and the other for driving home.
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