A Florida corrections officer was arrested after a man filed a 911 complaint about receiving a traffic ticket for repeatedly honking his horn to “speed up” while driving.
Douglas Morse, 34, of Polk Correctional Institution, was driving in the area of Lecker Highway and Avenue G NW in Winter Haven just before midnight Sunday when he was stopped by a Polk County sheriff’s deputy, the sheriff’s office said. FOX 35 Orlando.
According to the sheriff’s office, Morse told the deputy he repeatedly honked his horn “to drive faster.”
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Douglas Morse, 34, was arrested Sunday in Winter Haven, Florida, after he called 911 after receiving a traffic ticket for honking the horn multiple times while driving. (Polk County Sheriff’s Office)
After writing the summons, Morse became angry and yelled at them, then called 911 to complain about the summons, the deputy sheriff said.
The deputy asked Morse to hang up the phone, but he refused and said he didn’t believe he deserved to be charged, according to the sheriff’s office.
A deputy then grabbed Morse’s arms and tried to remove him from the vehicle, but Morse pulled away and resisted arrest, the sheriff’s office said.
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Douglas Morse allegedly told the deputy he was honking the horn repeatedly to “drive faster.” (iStock)
Morse was arrested on suspicion of fraudulent use of 911 and resisting arrest, according to the sheriff’s office.
FOX 35 reported that the Florida Department of Corrections was notified of Morse’s arrest.
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“We expect more professional behavior from those who work in the public service industry,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, according to FOX 35. “Not only is calling 911 because you’re upset about a traffic ticket a silly thing to do, it takes up emergency calls and resources that are meant for people with real emergencies.”
