Bogus Hostage Call Lands Woman in Jail: Annapolis Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A call to police that someone was being held hostage in an Annapolis apartment was phony, say Annapolis Police, and the caller has been arrested.

Flontina Brown, 33, of Annapolis reported about 11:45 p.m. Thursday that a man was being held at gunpoint inside one of the apartments in the 900 block of President Street, according to police. Officers were unable to contact anyone inside the apartment.

The police department's special emergency team and crisis negotiation team responded to the apartment. At that point, Brown’s story started to change, said authorities. Officers contacted the apartment leaseholder, who responded and let police enter the home. They found no one inside the apartment.

Annapolis Police arrested Brown and will be charged with making false statements. She is awaiting her initial hearing before the District Court Commissioner, police said Friday morning.