A South Bend man was charged after allegedly calling 9-1-1, verbally abusing call staff.

Police say that they first arrived to a business on South Michigan Street on Sunday.

That’s where they found Tosh Mason, who had been continually calling dispatch.

They say that they warned Mason about misusing police time.

ABC 57 News reports that Mason continued to call 9-1-1, using racial slurs and cursing at dispatchers, then telling them he was having a seizure.

The calls continued from Sunday night to Monday morning.

Mason was charged with unlawful use of 911 service.

You can go here for the original story from ABC 57 News, including a list of when and why Mason called 9-1-1.