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Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested

Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:46 PM EST
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Associated Press

This photo provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's office on Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009 shows Gregory J. Oras, 37. Authorities say Oras, the Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Sheriff's office )

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OLDSMAR — Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar. Instead, 37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.

An arrest report says Oras called 911 three times before his arrest early Tuesday in Oldsmar, northwest of Tampa. He told the dispatcher he had a broken nose and bleeding ears, and claimed people were shooting at him.

Authorities say he was actually looking for a ride to another bar.

The report also says Oras kicked a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy in the knees and a Taser was used to subdue him.

Online records show he is being held at the Pinellas County Jail but don't indicate whether he has an attorney.

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Information from: St. Petersburg Times, http://tampabay.com

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar.

Instead, 37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.

An arrest report says Oras called 911 three times before his arrest early Tuesday in Oldsmar, northwest of Tampa. He told the dispatcher he had a broken nose and bleeding ears, and claimed people were shooting at him.

Authorities say he was actually looking for a ride to another bar.

The report also says Oras kicked a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy in the knees and a Taser was used to subdue him.

Online records show he is being held at the Pinellas County Jail but don't indicate whether he has an attorney.

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Information from: St. Petersburg Times, http://tampabay.com

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Kimberly-430040

ewwwww! This guy needs all kinds of help!

  • 5 votes
Reply#1 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:39 AM EST
ruthlessmoose

I just wouldn't expect behavior like that from someone with face tattoos like those lol

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:49 AM EST
Kimberly-430040

LOL....I wonder if he inflicted those bad boys on himself or if someone held him down and did it to him????

  • 5 votes
#2.1 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:57 AM EST
robynlewisTX.

Guess all the tatoo ink went to his head!!

  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:00 PM EST
Kimberly-430040

Mmmm by the looks of that photo robynlewis, there's no brain left in the head....just an empty echo chamber.;)

  • 3 votes
#2.3 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:06 PM EST
Randilly

there's no brain left in the head....just an empty echo chamber

I'd say there's a crispy fritter of what used to be a brain.

Just Imagine what an egg looks like, when it has been left in a hot frying pan, way too long, and you get the picture.

  • 1 vote
#2.4 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:47 PM EST
Kimberly-430040

Eww, I got it! He does look extremely fried.

  • 2 votes
#2.5 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:55 PM EST
Lissa Rose

He would have to be. Called the police to get a ride to a bar? Nope, not much inside that cranium. LOL

  • 2 votes
#2.6 - Fri Jan 1, 2010 4:33 PM EST
Truth be told-1349420

Actually he got his ride, but not to a bar, but behind bar. That's what he meant.

  • 2 votes
#2.7 - Fri Jan 1, 2010 6:14 PM EST
Lissa Rose

Quite possibly. Hmmmm...

  • 1 vote
#2.8 - Fri Jan 1, 2010 6:53 PM EST
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islandgirl-382087

Obviously the bars were not within walking distance, but the Tat shop was.

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:45 PM EST
joebuilderit

I don't know what's funnier, the story or the guy's face.

  • 3 votes
Reply#4 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:10 PM EST
MrFrost

Reminds me of the guy wanting a police escort to a Lil wayne concert. This guy is such a knob... Who puts tat's on thier face? WTF? How absolutely retarded; You falsify a 911 call...dumbass.

This morning on the news they were talking about a guy that stole a van, then called police to help him because he ran out of gas....Yikes.

    Reply#5 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:15 PM EST
    River-239955

    Boys will be boys.....

    Always have definite priorities.

    :)

    • 1 vote
    Reply#6 - Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:54 PM EST
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