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 woman is in jail after she allegedly assaulted a sheriff's deputy who told her to stop calling 911 to request a ride home.
Baylee Jordan Graham, 30, was arrested on Tuesday by a deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office who responded to a call from a McDonald's in Gainesville saying that Graham was refusing to come out of the bathroom. According to an arrest report reviewed by Law&Crime, a deputy arrived at the restaurant shortly after midnight and attempted to make contact with Graham, who gave a fake name when asked.
When Graham finally came out of the bathroom, the deputy charged Graham's phone so she could call for a ride. Graham then allegedly placed a call to 911, requesting a ride home.
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According to the report, the deputy watched Graham walk away while she allegedly called 911, telling dispatchers that she was at a nearby Circle K store and needed a ride home. The deputy told her that making such a call was a criminal offense, and she offered to drive Graham home. Graham, who had apparently still not provided her real name to the deputy, refused the offer.
Then, police said, Graham allegedly called 911 again, asking for a ride home.
Dispatchers informed police, including the deputy at the scene, that Graham was still allegedly calling 911 asking for a ride. The deputy told her multiple times to stop, and Graham ignored her. When the deputy approached Graham from behind and took her by the arm, Graham allegedly whipped around and struck the deputy in the face, saying, "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.