An intoxicated patron who was refused service called 911 and threatened to burn down City Fire at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages.
A deputy responded to the popular restaurant and bar at 1018 Canal St. 41-year-old Edgardo Fernando Manosalva of Fruitland Park, who was apparently intoxicated, at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. He called dispatchers to ask for police due to being refused service by “rude” staff.
When the deputy found him, he was still on the phone with dispatchers. He completely ignored the deputy, walked away from him and continued talking on the phone. So, the deputy instead spoke with the manager of City Fire who wanted Manosalva removed from the property, the report said.
Manosalva was subsequently told to leave and that he would be arrested if he came back to the eatery. He was also asked for ID, which he disregarded, refusing to identify himself or talk to the deputy, the report said.
The deputy then learned from dispatch that Manosalva had called into the sheriff’s office three times using 911, and he claimed City Fire was going to burn down during one of those calls. Due to this, the deputy went back over to him and demanded he identify himself. He continued to walk away and even ignored loud commands to stop, the report said.
The deputy told him to sit down or be handcuffed, to which he ran away for about 10 yards. He then stopped, raised his hands in the air and complied with getting on the ground, the report said.
Dispatch later advised that during Manosalva’s first call, he read the deputy’s name off his name tag. The dispatcher told Manosalva to talk to the deputy, and the call ended. Manosalva called back to say he needed the police, and when asked why, he stated, “You know why.” He refused to answer questions and hung up the phone, the report said.
The third time he called, he stated that he neded “police again.” The dispatcher told him a deputy was already there, which he disregarded despite mentioning the deputy by name again. He then stated he needed the fire department because he was at City Fire, and it was “…going to burn,” the report said.
Manosalva was ultimately arrested on charges of misuse 911 or E911 system and obstruct without violence. The native of Peru was transported to the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $1,500 bond.