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(West Memphis, AR 1/25/2010) A 911 caller told West Memphis Police a woman kidnapped him and held him hostage inside her car.
But when authorities arrived on the scene, the only one hauled away in handcuffs was the so-called 'victim.'
And strangely enough, even though circumstances weren't quite as they seemed, police were actually grateful the man dialed 911.
It happened Saturday night. The caller has been identified as 37-year-old Hubert Lackey.
WREG obtained a copy of the 911 call.
"She's threatening to kill me. She's taking me to a place right now. I am hijacked, I cannot get out of the car. She's taking me to a place where she says there's about four people that's gonna kill me," said Lackey to the dispatcher.
"I''m not on drugs Sir. You can test me for drugs," he added.
Officers immediately begin canvassing the area for the red Volkswagen Beetle Lackey told the dispatcher he was being held hostage in.
"I'm not sure where she's headed for. But she says she's taking me over here where these four guys are gonna kill me," said Lackey.
"I'm sure when the call came out, the officers thought they had a true blue situation," Asst. Police Chief Mike Allen of the West Memphis Police Dept told WREG during an interview Monday.
Cops spotted the car in less than 8 minutes. We're told a total of three West Memphis squad cars as well as a Crittenden County Sheriff's Deputy pulled over the vehicle at the 200 block of Shopping Way.
But it was all a lie.
Police found Lackey slumped in the passenger seat, intoxicated, and unable to explain why he made up the whole thing.
The female driver, who's heard on the tape arguing with Lackey, immediately surrendered. It appears this all stemmed from nothing more than a drunken argument.
"We were relieved the situation wasn't actually a kidnapped individual," said Asst. Chief Allen.
And it turns out the 37-year-old was actually wanted on felony charges out of Oregon. Police ran his driver's license and then placed Lackey, the so-called 'victim,' in handcuffs.
"The joke was on him," said Asst. Chief Allen. "In the end and he went to jail on some charges."
He says fake 911 calls are a frustrating problem they encounter a lot. Lackey could face charges for filing a false report, but right now police are more anxious to get him back to Oregon where he faces charges for violating his parole.
- 911 caller says he's been kidnapped
- Police arrest 37-year-old Hubert Lackey
- So-called "victim" is wanted on felony charges
(West Memphis, AR 1/25/2010) A 911 caller told West Memphis Police a woman kidnapped him and held him hostage inside her car.
But when authorities arrived on the scene, the only one hauled away in handcuffs was the so-called 'victim.'
And strangely enough, even though circumstances weren't quite as they seemed, police were actually grateful the man dialed 911.
It happened Saturday night. The caller has been identified as 37-year-old Hubert Lackey.
WREG obtained a copy of the 911 call.
"She's threatening to kill me. She's taking me to a place right now. I am hijacked, I cannot get out of the car. She's taking me to a place where she says there's about four people that's gonna kill me," said Lackey to the dispatcher.
"I''m not on drugs Sir. You can test me for drugs," he added.
Officers immediately begin canvassing the area for the red Volkswagen Beetle Lackey told the dispatcher he was being held hostage in.
"I'm not sure where she's headed for. But she says she's taking me over here where these four guys are gonna kill me," said Lackey.
"I'm sure when the call came out, the officers thought they had a true blue situation," Asst. Police Chief Mike Allen of the West Memphis Police Dept told WREG during an interview Monday.
Cops spotted the car in less than 8 minutes. We're told a total of three West Memphis squad cars as well as a Crittenden County Sheriff's Deputy pulled over the vehicle at the 200 block of Shopping Way.
But it was all a lie.
Police found Lackey slumped in the passenger seat, intoxicated, and unable to explain why he made up the whole thing.
The female driver, who's heard on the tape arguing with Lackey, immediately surrendered. It appears this all stemmed from nothing more than a drunken argument.
"We were relieved the situation wasn't actually a kidnapped individual," said Asst. Chief Allen.
And it turns out the 37-year-old was actually wanted on felony charges out of Oregon. Police ran his driver's license and then placed Lackey, the so-called 'victim,' in handcuffs.
"The joke was on him," said Asst. Chief Allen. "In the end and he went to jail on some charges."
He says fake 911 calls are a frustrating problem they encounter a lot. Lackey could face charges for filing a false report, but right now police are more anxious to get him back to Oregon where he faces charges for violating his parole.
