Man Called 9-1-1 For Ride Home from McDonald's: Police

WINTER HAVEN, FL — When a man who called 9-1-1 was told by dispatchers that he couldn't get a ride home from McDonald's by police officers, he called 9-1-1 again to report a dead person at the location, the Winter Haven Police Department said.

Authorities said officers took Jermaine Williams' phone call seriously when he told them there was a body at McDonald's on Sixth Street Northwest, and many officers showed up to the location shortly after 1:15 a.m. Friday.

After police arrived, they didn't find a body, but they did see Williams, 46, sitting on the curb. Detectives said he continued to ask for a ride.

Investigators said they checked the phone call records at the station and Williams had called 9-1-1 numerous times that night asking for a ride.

A 9-1-1 operator asked him during one of the phone calls if he had a medical emergency, and if he did they would send an ambulance, authorities said.

Williams said he didn't have a medical emergency, he just wanted a ride.

Williams was arrested and charged with misuse of 9-1-1, the Winter Haven Police Department said.