Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) - This really happened.
59-year-old Terrence J Wilcox apparently loves the food at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center on North 7th Street - so much so, that he figured out a way to get there on three occasions without hopping a taxi or driving himself.
Wilcox dialed 911 complaining of chest pains and was whisked away to Memorial in the back of an ambulance. Three times Wilcox gamed the emergency service before first responders caught on to his scam. Monday, October 12, 2015 was the final straw.
A criminal complaint filed in Sheboygan County court states that firefighters called Sheboygan police to Wilcox’s Primrose Court apartment to file a complaint for misuse of the 911 service. It turns out first responders had been called to the same residence twice the day before for “chest pains.”
Wilcox would get transported to the hospital, eat the meals, flirt with the nurses, and swear at other staff before going back home to repeat the routine.
The charade would have likely continued for days, or even weeks had Wilcox chosen not to share his dastardly deeds with nurses at the hospital. One of the nurses told Sheboygan police that after Wilcox was taken to the emergency room Monday, he boasted to staff members that he did not have chest pains adding, “I like you guys.” Wilcox allegedly went on to say that police “made” him go to the ER.
A hospital staffer pointed out to police that tending to Wilcox for non-medical reasons took staff time away from a newborn baby who was having difficulty breathing.
Wilcox is facing one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. He could get up to 90 days and face fines up to $1000, if convicted.