Background: The McDonald”s location in Gainesville, Fla., where a sheriff’s deputy found Baylee Graham (Google Maps). Inset: Baylee Jordan Graham (Alachua County Sheriff’s Office).
A Florida resident found herself behind bars after she reportedly attacked a sheriff’s deputy who had instructed her to cease calling 911 for a ride home.
Baylee Jordan Graham, 30, was taken into custody on Tuesday by an Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy. The officer responded to a disturbance reported from a McDonald’s in Gainesville, where Graham had allegedly locked herself in the restroom. According to an arrest document examined by Law&Crime, the deputy arrived shortly after midnight and attempted to communicate with Graham, who initially provided a false identity.
Upon exiting the restroom, the deputy assisted Graham by charging her phone so she could arrange for a ride. However, Graham allegedly chose to dial 911, seeking transportation to her residence.
The report states that the deputy observed as Graham walked away, reportedly contacting 911 to claim she was at a nearby Circle K store and needed a ride. The officer informed her that such misuse of emergency services constituted a crime and offered to take her home. Graham, who still hadn’t disclosed her true identity, declined the offer.
Subsequently, Graham allegedly called 911 once more, again asking for a ride.
Dispatchers alerted the police, including the deputy on-site, that Graham was persistently contacting 911 for transport. Despite repeated warnings from the deputy to desist, Graham ignored the instructions. When the deputy approached her and took her by the arm, Graham reportedly turned around and struck the officer in the face, exclaiming, “Do not touch me” and “Get your hands off me, b—.”
By this time, more deputies showed up to assist in arresting Graham, who was put in handcuffs. As she allegedly resisted arrest, she put her foot in the way of the vehicle’s door.
The deputy wrote that Graham called 911 a total of 14 times.
While in the patrol car, the deputy said she overheard Graham say “something about not being prepared.” The deputy asked her what she meant, and she allegedly told the deputy, “In any other situation, I would have probably killed you.”
Graham was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and misuse of 911. She is in custody at the Alachua County Jail where she is being held on $35,000 bond.
