Leader Staff
A 20-year-old Shawano man was arrested on drug charges Monday after he inadvertently brought police to his home with an accidental call to 911.
He has been charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, as well as obstructing an officer. The Leader policy is to name only those suspects charged with felony offenses.
Dispatchers received the 911 call about 3:30 p.m. The man said he had accidentally dialed 911 again and would meet with an officer later.
Both the city and the county last year adopted ordinances that include stiff fines for repeated abuse of 911.
The city’s ordinance provides for warnings for the first two abuses, and fines after that starting at $100 and getting as high as $1,000 for numerous repeat offenses in a year.
This was the fourth 911 misdial from the man’s cell phone since June 2013, according to police.
An officer went to the man’s home later that day intending to issue a citation for the misdial, Capt. Jeff Heffernon said.
While talking with the man, the officer saw marijuana and smoking devices in plain view, Heffernon said.
The apartment was secured, a search warrant was obtained, and police seized marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
The man was ordered held on a $300 cash bond after a hearing in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Tuesday and is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on June 25.
He was also cited for misuse of 911.