Houston Chronicle by Keri Blakinger Feb. 11, 2019
When his car turned up missing, Charlie Jones called the police. Then he called them again, and again and again.
In each call, he demanded authorities investigate the alleged theft. But police suspected his car had simply been towed, and told him they couldn’t do anything.
So Jones kept ringing, dozens of times. One day later, the Houston Police Department filed charges against the 55-year-old for telephonic harassment. Now, Jones’ attorney is fighting back by arguing that law is an unconstitutional damper on free speech.
“He’s been charged for asking the cops to do their jobs,†said defense attorney Mark Bennett.
Police saw it differently, saying they tried to work with Jones, letting him speak to multiple supervisors even though repeated calls ate up time that could have been used to respond to other cases.
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