Man arrested for falsely reporting serious UTV accident, resulting in huge first responder response

A man who falsely reported a UTV accident that elicited a huge first responder response has been arrested after over a month of searching.

The Madisonville Police Department arrested 32-year-old Bobby Wayne Sample, of Madisonville, on Monday.

Sample was being sought after he called Webster County Central Dispatch on November 19 and falsely reported a person being pinned underneath a UTV. The call, according to Kentucky State Police, resulted in “an emergency response from over 20 agencies from surrounding counties.”

Additionally, “emergency equipment was utilized in the attempt to locate the caller, over a 24-hour period,” state police said.

Sample was charged with filing a false report which generates an emergency response and lodged in the Hopkins County Detention Center.

Sample, according to online records, has multiple arrests since 2012 for assault, retaliating against a participant in the legal process, fraudulent use of a credit card, unlawful transaction with a minor, and impersonating a police officer among other counts.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

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