Charges: Utah man reported gunman to get police to hurry up
OREM — A man who thought he could get police to respond to his house faster if he told them there was an active shooter inside is now facing a felony charge.
The 53-year-old Orem man was charged this week with emergency report abuse, a third-degree felony.
On July 3, the man called 911 to report "there was a person in his residence that 'had a gun and wanted to kill two people,' and that 'shots had been fired,'" according to charging documents.
Based on that call, police responded in "emer
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