Untruthful 911 Caller to Serve Three Months in Jail

The man who lied about making an untruthful 911 called that triggered the shooting death of a 19-year-old man by Pasadena police will serve three months in jail.

Oscar Carrillo-Gonzalez, 28, reached a deal with the Pasadena City Attorney Monday and pleaded guilty court to two misdemeanors: making a face emergency call and making a false criminal report to a police investigator, KPCC reported.

Carrillo-Gonzalez will also pay $3,078 to the Pasadena Police Department for resources spent on investigating the shooting, KPCC reported. He’ll also be on probation for three years after he gets out of jail.

He has also been ordered to serve three months worth of community service with the state’s Caltrans agency, the radio station reported. Carrillo is living in the U.S. illegally. He’s due to surrender Thursday to begin serving the sentence, KPCC reported.

Carrillo-Gonzalez originally faced one count of falsely reporting an emergency, three counts of falsely reporting a criminal offense and two counts of delaying or obstructing a peace officer.

His attorney, Andres Bustamante, told the Pasadena Star-News that the city has already offered his client a settlement in which he would serve 90 days in jail, complete 90 days of community service and pay restitution for the police resources used in the Kendrec McDade investigation.

Police said two officers, Mathew Griffin and Jeffery Newlen, believed McDade, 19, had a weapon the night of March 24, 2012, because Carrillo-Gonzalez, who reported the backpack theft falsely, told a 911 dispatcher he had been robbed by armed assailants on Orange Grove Boulevard at Summit Avenue.

Carrillo-Gonzalez later recanted his earlier statements and admitted that he never saw a gun, but lied to the 911 operator because he was mad and believed that the police would respond more quickly if they believed a gun was involved.

Patrol Officers Newlen and Griffin responded to the scene and located McDade at Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Blvd. An officer involved shooting occurred, following a foot pursuit and confrontation with McDade. He later died from his injuries, according to a statement from the Pasadena Police Department.

The fatal shooting of the teenager by the two Pasadena police officers was lawful and within departmental policy, according to a statement released by the Pasadena Police Department.