Crime Prank call fail:Bored and drunk Detroit man claims threw baby in river goes to jail

[The Helper]

Andre Cheatom probably isn't laughing anymore.

The 19-year-old Detroit resident is heading to prison for a prank call that prompted a U.S. Coast Guard search when he told authorities he'd thrown a baby and mother into the Detroit River.

U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade announced this week that Cheatom has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, supervised release for three years, ordered to pay a special assessment of $100 and $14,302 in restitution for knowingly and willfully causing the Coast Guard to attempt to save lives and property when no help was needed.

"When members of the Coast Guard respond to a hoax call, they are diverted from people in actual distress," McQuade said. "We take a hard line on these cases because we want to deter people from making hoax calls."

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[Wummi]

He is really dumb, for real.
Of all the other pranks he can play, he had to choose one like this to do...

 

[FireCat]

Seriously, That's the stupidest prank I've ever heard!

The 19-year-old Detroit resident is heading to prison for a prank call that

Well, That's kind of harsh. But I'm pretty sure he will not do it again.

 

[Sevion]

Damn. Maybe those assholes who prank called my work place (it was very annoying and deterred me from helping other customers) will go to jail. :3

 

[FireCat]

Damn. Maybe those assholes who prank called my work place (it was very annoying and deterred me from helping other customers)

Well, what kind of prank was it? hehe

 

[Sevion]

The "no-talking-just-heavy-breathing" prank.

 

[Jindo]

The "no-talking-just-heavy-breathing" prank.

aka. I couldn't think of anything witty or clever so I'll just waste their time.

No good people.

 

[Sevion]

aka. I couldn't think of anything witty or clever so I'll just waste their time.

No good people.

Exactly. They called from two different numbers like 30 times. It pissed me off

 

[FireCat]

Exactly. They called from two different numbers like 30 times. It pissed me off

Well, hopefully they'll stop now

 

[DBZ-123]

I hate people who prank call me too. They say, "I'm coming to your house and killing you!"
Geez, silly kids...

 

[sqrage]

Damn, some prank calls are funny and all, but this one is just over-bored.

 

[Sevion]

I once prank called a place. It was this company that makes dehumidifiers (and various other things). I kept saying that I drank the water and that the "nice boys at Sears said it was okay to drink the water because it made it clean and that the water gave me rectal abrasions."

I once called Sony's tech support number about a Red Ring of Death.

 

[FireCat]

Oh, you prankster

I once called Sony's tech support number about a Red Ring of Death.

And?

 

[Sim]

And?

Well, the Red Ring of Death happens on the Xbox360.

 

[FireCat]

Well, the Red Ring of Death happens on the Xbox360.

Ouch hehe

Well, and they weren't happy about it Right? Sevion

 

[Sevion]

They were very confused and I kept insisting it was a PS3. And then I said that I took out the hard drive and they were all going "But the hard drive is inside the Playstation. Did you take it apart?" "Nope." "Then how did you get it out?" "I just pulled."

It was funny. But the dehumidifier call was funnier.