{"id":47425,"date":"2024-07-06T14:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T18:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=47425"},"modified":"2024-07-06T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T18:16:19","slug":"polk-county-man-arrested-for-misusing-911-to-score-free-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/07\/06\/polk-county-man-arrested-for-misusing-911-to-score-free-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Man Arrested for Misusing 911 to Score Free Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Polk County man is facing charges after admitting to faking suicidal thoughts on a 911 call on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd identified the suspect as Christopher Harris, who allegedly called emergency services from a Dollar General on Palmetto Street in Poinciana.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"463\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-57-5.png?resize=413%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47426\" style=\"width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-57-5.png?w=413&amp;ssl=1 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-57-5.png?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When deputies arrived, Harris confessed to fabricating the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sheriff Judd, Harris admitted he wanted a place to stay for a few nights and devised the plan to get &#8220;Baker Acted&#8221; &#8211; a mental health evaluation &#8211; in hopes of being transported to a hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris reportedly intended to use the hospital&#8217;s resources to arrange transportation to Tampa, as his mother apparently refused to pick him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was arrested for misusing the 911 system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Polk County man is facing charges after admitting to faking suicidal thoughts on a 911 call on Tuesday. 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