Police: Man faked 911 call to avoid arrest

NAPLES, Fla., April 27 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man who made a fake 911 call about a shooting to avoid being arrested for driving on a suspended license.

Collier County sheriff's deputies said Jonathan Paul Rorech, 31, of Naples, was pulled over about 1 a.m. Tuesday while driving 45 mph in a 30 mph zone and he told the deputy he had a North Carolina driver's license at home, the Naples Daily News reported Wednesday.

The sheriff's report said the deputy discovered Rorech did not have a valid North Carolina or Florida driver's license but sent the motorist on his way when he received a report of shots fired.

The deputy arrived at the location of the reported shooting and discovered there had been no shots fired. He suspected the 911 call was false and recognized Rorech's voice from the recording of the call.

Rorech was arrested when he arrived home at about 2:25 a.m. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of making a false 911 call and two misdemeanor counts of driving on a suspended license.