POSTED: Monday, February 1, 2010

UPDATED: 11:43 am EST February 1, 2010

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Police in Boynton Beach said a man called 911 twice Monday morning claiming someone was trying to kill him, when in reality he just needed a ride home.

 

According to the arrest affidavit, Jose Armando Rodrigues, 32, of Miami, first called 911 just after 6:15 a.m. and said someone was trying to kill him. Officers went to the area where Rodrigues claimed to be, on Interstate 95, but found no one.

 

Just before 7 a.m., police said, Rodrigues called 911 again from the same location. Police who were still in the area eventually found Rodrigues leaning against a concrete divider wall on the interstate.

 

When an officer asked Rodrigues if he had called 911, Rodrigues said he needed to go home, according to the affidavit. Then, police said, Rodrigues claimed two men put a hood over his head in West Palm Beach, tied rope to his hands, put him into a car and took him to the location on I-95.

 

Officers then noticed a broken-down car in a northbound lane on I-95. The driver told police that his car had broken down and his passenger, Armando, got tired of waiting and walked away, according to the affidavit.

 

Eventually, police said, Rodriggues admitted that he called 911 twice because he just wanted a ride to Miami.

 

Rodrigues was arrested and charged with abuse of the 911 system and giving false information about a crime to a law enforcement officer.