Detention Aide Slapped by 911 Prank Caller: Prosecutor

ORLAND PARK, IL -- An Orland Park woman got a stern talking too from a judge after she allegedly made dozens of fake 911 calls and hit a jail detention aide.

Sara McFalls, 18, appeared before Cook County Judge Donald Havis on felony charges of making a false 911 alarm and aggravated battery to a peace officer. The prosecutor said McFalls called the 911 dispatch center 53 times on April 17, and following up the next day with 18 more 911 calls.

Orland Park police arrested McFalls when she was walking her dog near 167th Street and 104th Avenue. She was brought to the Orland Park police station. She refused to remove her glasses for the detention aide. When the detention aide went to help her remove her glasses, the prosecutor said McFalls reached out and hit the aide’s arm.

The assistant public defender told the judge that McFalls attends an alternative high school and is a senior there.

“She has numerous diagnoses,” the attorney said.

Judge Havis released her on a $10,000 I bond with a warning.

“If you make anymore calls to police you’re staying in jail,” the judge said. “Any prank calls, hang-ups, I will lock you up. It won’t affect me none whatsoever.”

McFalls’ next court date is May 10 in Bridgeview.