A Weirsdale man was arrested after repeatedly calling 911 and falsely claiming his father needed urgent help.
Dispatchers answered a call from 32-year-old Brandon Tate Willman around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. He was hysterical on the phone as he advised that he needed help and deputies to check on his father at their residence on Smitty Road in Weirsdale. He stated it was urgent, as his father looked as if he was dying.
A deputy responded to the residence only to find Willam’s father was doing well and not in any kind of danger or distress. He called Willman to tell him that his father was OK, yet he was still hysterical about him being unwell. The deputy gave extensive consultation about the penalties of misusing 911 when no immediate emergencies were present before leaving the scene, the report said.
A short time later around 8 p.m., dispatchers got another call from Willman. He was again hysterical and claimed he saw blood where his father was laying. He stated his father was not doing well and was dying. He asked EMS and deputies to check on his father once more, the report said…