A 24-year-old Hamilton man is facing a misdemeanor charge after police say he called 911 while drunk and falsely reported a bomb threat at a Green Township apartment, all in an alleged effort to ruin his mother's night. Charles Walker now faces one count of making false alarms, with his first court appearance scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the reported court-record account, the incident unfolded Sept. 21 on Eagles Lake Drive, as detailed by fox19.com. The call was transferred to Hamilton County's 911 center, prompting Green Township police and fire crews to respond to the apartment building. There is a discrepancy in the available reporting over whose apartment was targeted: fox19.com's account states Walker told Butler County dispatch that his friend's mother was going to set off a bomb in her apartment, while WKRC identifies Walker's own mother as the alleged bomb-threat victim.
Separately, Walker's mother called 911 herself because she believed Walker was trying to enter her apartment, the outlet's report states. She told police she believed Walker made the bomb report because of ongoing issues between them, and she identified his voice from the recorded 911 audio.
Admission of Intoxication
Per the same account, Walker admitted he was intoxicated when he made the 911 call. The report describes the motive as an attempt to ruin his mother's night, language drawn directly from the court-record account relayed by fox19.com.
Walker is charged with one misdemeanor count of making false alarms, the station's report notes. His first court appearance in the case is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.
A Pattern of Hoax Calls Statewide
Ohio has seen other false bomb-threat cases in recent months. An 18-year-old Oregon man was charged with making dozens of hoax bomb-threat calls to schools and other organizations across the state, according to the FBI. And in Tiffin, a false bomb threat prompted evacuations, and a 13-year-old was taken into police custody and would be charged, as reported by 13abc.com.
Members of the public can track the Hamilton County case through official channels. Hamilton County says residents can search court cases by name, case number, or another party's name, and can search for tickets through the Clerk of Courts website.
