Ohio woman, 36, is charged after repeatedly calling 911 to complain that her parents cut off her cell phone
- Seloni Khetarpal, 36, was arrested on Thursday for disrupting public services
- She repeatedly made 911 calls to complain that her parents had cut off her cell
- Police advised her that it was not an emergency issue and not to call again
- Khetarpal remained ‘belligerent’ and continued to call
- It is not known why her parents decided to stop paying for her phone plan
A 36-year-old Ohio woman is facing a fourth-degree felony charge after repeatedly calling 911 to report that her parents had shut off her cell phone plan.
Seloni Khetarpal, from Canton, was arrested on Thursday by Massillon police after she made several calls to the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center and was told only to call for legitimate reasons.
Khetarpal continued to make emergency calls believing that her parents ending their payments on her cell to be a 911 issue.
Seloni Khetarpal, 36, was ‘belligerent’ as she repeatedly called 911 last Thursday because her parents had cut off her cell service and she wanted a police response to fix the issue
Seloni Khetarpal was arrested in Canton, Ohio, and charged with disrupting public services
The calls began on Thursday, February 13, and Khetarpal demanded a police response. When told not to use 911 for the complaint, she called again several hours later.
According to court documents, Khetarpal was ‘belligerent’ and insisted that it was a legitimate reason to call 911.
She was arrested around 8.40pm and charged with disrupting public services.
Seloni Khetarpal, 36, made repeated calls to 911 on Thursday after her parents cut off her phone plan and has now been charged with a fourth-degree felony for refusing to stop
Khetarpal appeared in court on Friday and her bond was set at $2,500.
She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on February 27.
According to her website, Khetarpal is originally from the UK but now lives in Canton, Ohio. Her bio states that she was a model for companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch and Miller Lite before coming a makeup artist and realtor.
It is not known why her parents decided to stop paying for her phone plan.