St. Cloud man calling 911 for ride gets trip to jail
Osceola County Sheriff ’s deputies arrested a 29-year-old man early Saturday morning after he repeatedly called 911 for a ride home from a Kissimmee convenience store and then complained when a deputy refused.
At around 3:30 a.m., Osceola County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to a call at 7-11, 2975 N. Orange Blossom Trail, where they encountered Isaiah Fernandez. When asked if he had made the 911 call, Fernandez reportedly responded, “I don’t know, did I?”
When deputies explained that 911 is for emergencies only, Fernandez asked “Are you human?” Just minutes after deputies le_, Fernandez called 911 again to complain that the deputies were “dismissive,” said reports. When they returned and again warned him not to misuse emergency services, Fernandez pleaded for them to take him home, explaining his phone could only dial 911.
Despite being given a nonemergency phone number, Fernandez kept dialing 911 to air his grievances, eventually leading deputies to arrest him for misuse of the 911 system and finally give him a ride – to jail. Deputies noted that Fernandez appeared to be intoxicated.
~Kristin Hurst
Kissimmee man among those sentenced in gun trafficking conspiracy
Ernesto Vazquez, 23, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, among three three individuals sentenced for their roles in a gun trafficking conspiracy.
According to the plea agreement, Vazquez resold unlicensed firearms to an individual who smuggled them out of the country. Between October and December 2023, more than 100 Glock pistols and AK-47 rifles were trafficked.
Additionally, Vazquez and Derick Yamir Perez Diaz, 22, of Orlando admitted to trafficking machinegun conversion devices. On April 18, 2024, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a search warrant at Vazquez’s Kissimmee residence. Inside, they found multiple firearms, stockpiles of ammunition, and grenades.
Records show former St. Cloud Police officer Michael Nieto was involved in buying from and selling guns to Vazquez.
Kissimmee motorcyclist killed in I-4 crash in Maitland
Florida Highway Patrol reported a 25-year-old Kissimmee woman died in an April 21 crash at Interstate 4 and Maitland Boulevard when they say she and a fellow motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve in the interchange.
The crash occurred just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. The female, riding a Suzuki 1300RK), and her companion, a 34-year-old Orlando man on a Kawasaki ZX-6R were traveling east on I-4, and both failed to negotiate a curve exiting onto Maitland Boulevard. They each collided with a concrete wall, and the impact caused both to be thrown from their motorcycles and fall from the overpass onto a grass field. The female was pronounced dead on scene, the male was transported to an Orlando hospital with critical injuries.
