Man Called 911 to Get Deported to Latvia, Deputies Say

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 32-year-old New Port Richey man found out the hard way Monday that calling 911 repeatedly won’t necessarily get someone deported, but it will land them in jail.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the case against Boriss Pavlovs began to unfold early Monday morning when calls began coming in to the county’s 911 system from a cell phone. The first call came in before 6 a.m. Oct. 10 with the man on the other end of the line having no stated emergency, according to an arrest report.

Before long, five additional calls to 911 came in from the same cellphone, the arrest report said. Dispatchers reportedly warned the man he could face criminal charges if he continued to call; a warning he allegedly did not heed.

The caller was ultimately traced to a home on Sunshine Boulevard and a deputy was sent to the address. The deputy asked Pavlovs if he had an emergency, the report said.

“He said no,” the report said. “He wanted to go back to Latvia.”

Pavlovs also told the deputy several times he would “do anything to get deported,” the report added.

Pavlovs didn’t manage to get deported, but he did get a trip to the Land O’ Lakes Jail. He faces a misdemeanor charge of misuse of the 911 system. According to jail records, he was being held on Tuesday in lieu of $150 bond.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office