OREM — A Taylorsville man is facing charges after police say he called 911 more than 40 times, was “vulgar and profane” with dispatchers, and at one point made reference to the killing of Charlie Kirk .

John Wayne Pickett, 41, was charged Thursday in 4th District Court with emergency reporting abuse, a second-degree felony; electronic communication harassment, a class B misdemeanor; and intoxication, a class C misdemeanor.

On Sept. 28, police say Pickett called 911 in Orem to report that he had been assaulted.

“When the dispatcher asked for additional information, (Pickett) became vulgar and profane, insulting the dispatcher,” according to charging documents. “Over the course of about an hour and a half, (he) made 44 calls to 911.”

After first claiming he was being assaulted, he t

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