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911 operator who hung up on emergency calls is sentenced to jail | |
2018-04-20 | |
[FOXNEWS] A former 911 operator who hung up the phone "thousands" of times on people attempting to call in emergencies in Harris County, Texas has been sentenced to jail time. Crenshanda Williams, 44, was found guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls Wednesday after "systematically" hanging up the phone on residents of Harris County, KTRK reported. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months probation. Williams reportedly had an unusual number of "short calls," which were no longer than 20 seconds. Prosecutors, according to the Houston Chronicle, determined she hung up on "thousands" of calls. In one instance, emergency caller Jim Moten told KTRK he called 911 in 2016 after he spotted two vehicles speeding on a highway where people had been killed from speeding weeks earlier and thought his call had dropped after a few seconds.
The dispatcher also hung up on a caller who tried to report a violent robbery, according to the Chronicle. Williams reportedly spent a year and a half at the Houston Emergency Center taking 911 calls. She was caught in August 2016 and fired. "The citizens of Harris County rely on 911 operators to dispatch help in their time of need," Assistant District Attorney Lauren Reeder said in a statement. "When a public servant betrays the community's trust and breaks the law, we have a responsibility to hold them criminally accountable." | |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 which means she’ll be working a good deal longer than she intended. Doesn't seem she intended to work much at all. Now, prohibit unemployment, welfare, EBT cards, and shit for her and she be wanting to talk to somebody NOW |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-20 20:58 |
#6 And A deputy who stood outside a high school in Florida while kids were slaughtered is busy enjoying retirement and his boss is still the high sheriff. |
Posted by: Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-04-20 19:06 |
#5 ..unless she's a registered Democrat and fully paid union member. Sigh. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-20 16:09 |
#4 Around here 911 operators are county employees at county pay scales with county benefits. With this conviction on her record, Ms Williams will never find that kind of employment again, which means she’ll be working a good deal longer than she intended. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-20 15:46 |
#3 Whatever her motive, it seems to have been worth it. |
Posted by: gorb 2018-04-20 10:41 |
#2 Ten days, WTF? Does that come with a free Starbucks Vanilla Latte and lifetime Gold's Gym membership ? |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-20 10:13 |
#1 criminally accountable Ten days in jail? I'm sure Houston feels better now! |
Posted by: Bobby 2018-04-20 10:08 |