Steeleville man arrested for misuse of 911

<p dir="ltr"><span>A Steeleville man was arrested on South Charles Street in Steeleville on Thursday for misuse of 911.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>According to Steeleville Assistant Police Chief Tyler Cleland, 44-year-old Frankie Randall Shane Robertson was taken into custody after calling 911 several times for a non-emergency.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>"The dispatcher called me and said he was calling her and she was telling him not to call unless it was an emergency," Cleland said. "The dispatcher signed a complaint."</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker said misuse of 911 falls under disorderly conduct and is a Class 4 felony with a sentencing range of probation to up to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>"We see it, it's just not one of our more common charges," he said.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>Bond for Robertson was set at $5,000 and he remained in Randolph County Jail as of Friday afternoon.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>During a bond hearing earlier Friday, Robertson was appointed a public defender and scheduled for a preliminary hearing on July 25 at 10 a.m.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>"I've been doing this for over 12 years and I can think, including him, four people have been arrested for this," Cleland said. "I know he was tying up the phone lines and talking about whatever he was talking about."</span>

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