MAN ALLEGEDLY FAKED EMERGENCY TO DODGE $63 RED LOBSTER BILL

A 26-year-old Georgia man allegedly called 911 and faked a medical emergency at a Red Lobster in Douglasville so he could avoid paying a $63.77 dinner bill, according to police. Abdul Hakeem Rasheed was arrested on charges of theft of services and unlawful conduct during a 911 call, and a judge set his bond at $4,500.

That is roughly 70 times the price of the meal he allegedly wanted to skip.

The Globe, via Yahoo, reported that police were called to the restaurant after a patron said he was having a medical emergency. When officers arrived, they found Rasheed allegedly faking some kind of illness. It did not take them long to decide the emergency was a ploy to get out of the check.

The Douglas County Sentinel reported that the 911 call came in at about 9:30 p.m. at the Red Lobster on Georgia Highway 5. The paper said Rasheed is from McDonough and that the arrest warrants, issued by the Douglasville Police Department, tie the call to an alleged attempt to avoid paying.

An affidavit obtained by PEOPLE alleges Rasheed falsely reported a medical emergency while dining, acting “by deception and with intent to avoid payment.”

Rasheed was taken into custody on Friday, September 25, 2026, and booked into the Douglas County Jail. A Yahoo report based on WSB-TV coverage said the jail record lists the two charges under Georgia Code sections 16-8-5 and 16-11-39.2(b)(1).

The Globe reported that the bond was split between the two counts. Theft of service carried $1,500, and the 911 charge carried $3,000.

So the math did not go his way. If the alleged plan had worked, he would have saved $63.77. Instead, the price of getting out of jail on the two charges was $4,500.

None of the allegations have been tested in court, and no plea, verdict or sentence has been reported. The sources reviewed include no comment from Rasheed, the restaurant or the police beyond the court paperwork.

The charge that carries the bigger bond is the 911 one. Georgia treats it as its own offense, separate from the unpaid check.

The Globe first reported that Rasheed was still being held at the Douglas County Jail. That changed by October 13, 2026, when the Douglas County Sentinel reported in an update that he was free on the $4,500 bond.