Florida Man Learns The Dangers Of Butt Dialing
A man in Florida is in jail thanks to an inadvertently dialed cell phone:
OAKLAND PARK (CBSMiami) - A man, before fatally shooting another man on I-95, accidentally called 911 which recorded his plan for murder.
Scott Simon was arrested Tuesday night for the murder of 33-year-old Nicholas Walker, who was shot while driving his car onto I-95.
It was a butt-dialing blunder that led police to the man they say orchestrated the fatal shooting. Now they’re looking for his co-conspirators.
In the accidental phone call to 911, Simon is recorded telling someone else that he’s going to follow the victim home and kill him.
Simon has been charged with first-degree murder for his involvement in the killing of Walker on May 5th, although Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives don’t believe he was the one who fired the gun.
Next time, make sure the cell phone is off when announcing your murder plans.
On my dumbphone, I have to press OK and then Clear before dialing. And yet I’ve *still* butt-dialed people. I don’t know if my ass is really that pointy or what.
Pictures! We want pictures!
My network is Verizon. I have had my Android phone sitting untouched on my desk and twice watched it dial a number in my contacts list, completely uncommanded.
IIRC, phones do not permit 911 to be a number placed on speed dial because of the butt call problem. So this story is pretty weird.
I believe that is off, locked in a sound-proof box and in another room.
Plus, be nice to your smart phone, buy it some apps every once in a while to keep it happy. Otherwise, you might find it outsmarted you by calling the cops.
@Donald Sensing: My phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) allows calls to emergency numbers without having to unlock the screen first. That way anyone can dial 911 if they find a person in distress who can’t dial it themselves. Possibly this guy’s phone has the same feature.
@JKB: If you want max security, you have to remove the battery, too.
@Donald Sensing: I have had my Android phone sitting untouched on my desk and twice watched it dial a number in my contacts list, completely uncommanded.
Overzealous Android initiative module
@Ernieyeball:
You asked for it.
/yes that should qualify as safe for work
@Donald Sensing: When I first got a smart phone, I put 911 on speed dial. Then it proceeded to call the police twice in what must have been butt dialing, though I don’t keep the phone in a back pocket. Took 911 off speed dial after that.
Kinda difficult on an iPhone
@anjin-san: Which is one reason I don’t own one.
@Franklin: I’m nonplussed! (Who’s your friend?)