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37-year-old Melissa Lynch reported that on August 24th, she was having items taken from her Old Fountain Court residence and sold on Facebook Marketplace. On August 25th at 2:07 a.m., law enforcement received another call from Lynch stating, “You know what, I’m going to kill someone if you guys don’t get here now!” “Seriously, do I have to kill myself?” and “What do I have to do to get the police here? Because I’ll do it. Do you want me to kill the neighbor? What do you want me to do? My family is already dead!” Lynch ended the call by asking officers, “Do I need to kill the medics when they get here… or I’ll kill you too?”
This prompted law enforcement to send four marked patrol units and an ambulance before they made contact with Lynch. When officers spoke with Lynch, she stated that she was not suicidal, and then she refused all medical attention. Lynch then told officers that “I would never hurt anyone.” It was clear to police that Lynch made the threats to elicit a faster response in relation to her theft report a day prior. Lynch was later taken into custody and charged with making a non-emergency 911 call.
Melissa Nicole Lynch was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 25th, charged with a non-emergency 911 call. A judicial commissioner set her bond at $2,500.
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