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Almost everyone has that ONE NEIGHBOR who can be a headache . . . but NO ONE has a neighbor as crazy as THIS GUY.
A 72-year-old man in Florida named Samuel Thomas was arrested after calling 911 on his neighbors. He claimed someone was “shooting an AR-15 rifle in the roadway,” but when the cops showed up, they only saw a family barbecue happening at that residence, “with small children at play.”
Several other neighbors reported that NO shooting had taken place.
The neighbor said that Samuel has called 911 on them “hundreds of times” . . . and “frequently stops in front of their residence to yell obscenities at her and her family.” And he DOES seem to be a nuisance.
According to police records, Samuel has made 3,400 calls to 911 THIS YEAR ALONE . . . and 16,000 calls within the last five years.
It’s unclear what all that complaining was about, but 647 of the 3,400 calls this year were targeted at the neighbor having the barbecue. He’s accused them of narcotics sales, firearms usage, disorderly conduct, and suspicious activity.
It’s unclear why police haven’t cut him off from calling, if that’s possible.
Samuel was arrested for stalking and filing a false report. He was also charged with resisting arrest for tussling with the officers when they tried to handcuff him.
Police say there was no evidence of any mental health issues . . . he’s just a 911 abuser.
Samuel’s rap sheet includes multiple battery convictions, DUI, pot possession, disorderly intoxication, passing bad checks, violating probation, and failure to return rented merchandise.
He has not previously been busted for misusing the 911 system.
(Here’s Samuel’s mugshot.)
