Phony 911 call lands Ingleside man additional chatge

Tywon T. Williams was in hot water when he was charged with filing a false police report to try to get his girlfriend out of a traffic ticket.

But his legal problems quickly worsened, police say, when they found 55 grams of cocaine in his shoe while he was being booked for the crime.

Williams, 21, of 27283 Nippersink, Ingleside, is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and felony filing a false report stemming from his Wednesday night arrest.

Round Lake Beach Police Chief Doug Larsson said Williams, who was on parole for an unknown charge at the time of the arrest, could spend up to 15 years behind bars if found guilty.

Larsson said Williams and another man were passengers in a car driven by Williams' 17-year-old girlfriend when they were stopped by Round Lake Police for a routine traffic violation at Cedar Lake and Rollins roads.

During the stop, Larsson said, Williams used a cell phone to call an unidentified woman about 10:30 p.m. Williams told the woman he was being shot at by gang members at Fairfield and Rollins Road, and she should call police.

The woman phoned 911, and Round Lake Beach police officers sped to that location, Larsson said.

"There is no indication the caller knew Williams was in the middle of a traffic stop with Round Lake police," Larsson said. "She was just concerned about his safety."

After Round Lake Beach officers found no shots had been fired, a quick investigation determined Williams was behind the 911 call, Larsson said.

Round Lake police were contacted, and they detained Williams. He was transferred to the Cencom Emergency Dispatch Center in Round Lake Beach for processing.

It was there, Larsson said, police discovered the cocaine tucked inside Williams' shoe when he was booked for the fictitious 911 report.

Williams is in Lake County jail while officials at the Illinois Department of Corrections determine if he violated parole from the prior criminal charge.

"Police are taught in basic training to be wary of major calls coming in by people to draw away from a smaller incident like this," Larsson said. "Though, I've never heard of anyone do it to get out of a traffic stop while carrying drugs in their shoe."