Pembroke Park commissioner charged with misuse of 911 for call claiming mayor had gun

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs’ November 911 call pointing out town’s mayor had a gun — prompting a public seek within the fee chambers — was once now not best unfounded, however felony, Broward prosecutors have decided.

About 3 months after the Nov. 8 the town fee assembly got here to an abrupt prevent, with town’s police leader looking out Mayor Ashira Mohammed’s bag, the Broward State Attorney’s Office selected to price Jacobs with misuse of 911.

That got here after after town’s police division forwarded an investigation into the topic to prosecutors.

According to investigatory paperwork, Jacobs, 48, instructed a Pembroke Park police officer he was once “in fear for his safety” because of his trust that Mohammed was once armed.

He claimed, police stated, that he had been “threatened” via Mohammed’s friends and family and stated he was once being “targeted” via the mayor during the issuance of code enforcement violations.

“The Town’s Commission is corrupt and needs to be investigated,” police stated Jacobs instructed the officer.

The officer wrote, “Jacobs also stated that he’s tired of this town harassing him and that he’s tired of T.V. news channels showing up at his residence.”

Police stated Chief Ra Shana Dabney-Donovan, on the fee assembly, instructed Jacobs she takes the worries severely and they might be “addressed accordingly and investigated.”

“In response to the Chief’s comments, Commissioner Jacobs repeatedly stated that he does not trust the Police Chief, which is the reason why he contacted the Broward Sheriff’s Office and not Pembroke Park Police Department to investigate his complaint,” the Pembroke Park officer wrote.

The the town’s performing town supervisor would later inform police that he had “never seen, heard nor observed Mayor Ashira Mohammed having a firearm on (the) property.”

Jacobs was once given a misdemeanor summons and might not be taken to prison or given a mug shot, Local 10 News has discovered.

According to courtroom data, he’s scheduled to be arraigned on April 9.

Local 10 News emailed Jacobs looking for remark at the price and had now not but heard again as of Friday night.