A White County man, 44 year old Billy Joe Cheek of Carmi, is being held without bond after allegedly making a call to 911 to report a shooting incident in Carmi that turned out to be false. On Thursday evening, according to reports out of Carmi, an Officer with the Carmi Police Department arrested Cheek of West Drive in Carmi for placing the fake 911 call. Cheek made a call claiming a shooting had taken place in the area of Foley and West Drive. Cheek was taken into custody in front of the White County Jail on a disorderly conduct charge. A court date was not immediately set.
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