Man calls 911 and said someone ate his pizza
A man who got very upset because someone ate part of his pizza called 911 early Monday and said they wanted to fight him. He ended up in the Greene County Jail and has been charged with disorderly conduct.
Michael Lance Scott, 33, Jasonville, was arrested by Officer Dustin Cain of the Jasonville Police Department early Monday, January 30.
Officer Cain was dispatched to a residence on South Park Street in Jasonville for a complaint of a fight because at 1:17 AM, Scott contacted Greene County Dispatch and said people in the house ate his pizza and were now trying to fight him.
Officer Cain responded along with the assistance of other officers from the Greene County Sheriff's Department and the Linton Police Department.
When he arrived, Scott’s mother answered the door, let the officer inside the house and confirmed that Scott was upset because someone in the house ate his pizza. Scott explained that he bought pizza and set some aside for his fiancé, her child and himself but someone ate those pieces so a verbal argument started.
Officer Cain asked if Scott’s brother was living at the residence because a no-contact order was issued in September ordering the brother to not have any contact with Scott. The mother said no, the brother was not living there but Scott said he was.
During the conversations, Officer Cain said he could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Scott and when he asked if anyone in the house had been drinking, Scott allegedly said they were all full-blown alcoholics. Residents included Scott, his uncle and his mother and father. Scott’s fiancé was in another room with her child who did not witness anything. The uncle said he ate some of the pizza which upset Scott but he didn't realize it was going to be an issue.
After speaking with everyone at the residence, Officer Cain advised them all to try and coexist for the night and the officers left.
But at 4:25 AM, Scott started texting Greene County 911 saying his brother was back at the residence but wasn't supposed to be there. Then he called 911 and said he had barricaded his brother in a room but his brother had jumped out of a window and ran toward an apartment complex. Then he called 911 again and said his mother was trying to beat on him and scratch him.
Officer Cain responded again. And personnel from the Greene County Sheriff's Department and the Linton Police Department also responded again to assist on the scene.
This time after the mother opened the door, she allegedly accused Scott of being drunk and tearing up the house, and Officer Cain immediately noticed the dinner table was tipped over. Scott however, was trying to show the officer a bedroom window which he said was where his brother climbed out of the house and ran away.
After some discussion about whether or not the brother had been there, Officer Cain asked the fiancé if she wanted a ride to another residence for the night since she had a small child. She then told Scott she was going to have an officer give her a ride to another location and Scott told her no but she got dressed and ready to go as Scott got more belligerent.
While Scott was allegedly using profanity, Officer Cain reminded him there was a child in the room but Scott continued. When the fiancé and the child were escorted to the back door, Scott followed and said to handcuff him and take him along.
Officer Cain reported that Scott put his hands behind his back and bumped into him several times and he had to push Scott back to keep distance between them. Scott allegedly kept telling the officer to take him to jail and he started to become very emotional.
When the officers, the fiancé and the child stepped out the back door, Scott followed and shouted and was told to knock it off or he was going to face a criminal charge. According to Officer Cain, Scott did not stop and continued to shout profanity toward the patrol vehicles so Officer Cain turned around, placed Scott in handcuffs, conducted a search of his person, read him his Miranda rights, and then Scott was transported to the Green County Jail where he was booked in at 6:12 AM with bond set at $500 surety with 10% cash allowed. He has since posted bond and been released,
When Scott appeared in Greene Superior Court on Thursday, he was charged with disorderly conduct - engaged in fighting or tumultuous conduct, a Class B misdemeanor.