Lawrence man faces charges after reportedly making lewd comments to dispatcher
A Lawrence man is accused of falsely calling emergency responders and of having drug paraphernalia after police said he was overly familiar with a dispatcher.
The 35-year-old man faces charges of giving a false alarm, interference with a law enforcement officer and possession of a controlled substance.
Just before 2 a.m. Wednesday officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 4600 block of West Sixth Street for a report of a man who called dispatchers and made “lewd comments,” said Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads in an email.
“The subject was making sexually explicit comments and the dispatcher could hear what sounded like pornography being played in the background,” Rhoads said.
Although the caller gave dispatch false information about who he was, officers were able to identify him, Rhoads said. It was also discovered that the man had several outstanding, unrelated warrants.
Once they contacted the man, officers also found prescription medication that was not prescribed to him and paraphernalia used for injecting drugs, Rhoads said.
The man was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail in lieu of $3,750 in bond.
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