Clinton Wayne Nelan, 33, was arrested near Kerens after officers said he repeatedly misused 911 and harassed neighbors by falsely claiming he was a police officer from Louisiana. Dispatchers received multiple calls in which Nelan claimed he saw zombies, ghosts, and a UFO at his residence. Officers who investigated concluded that none of the claims were true and took him into custody for making false reports to 911 and impersonating a law enforcement officer, both misdemeanors. Comments on the arrest report cited possible mental health issues. The home is located within the National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square-mile area where cellphones and Wi-Fi are banned to protect sensitive monitoring and the Green Bank Observatory.
"Clinton Wayne Nelan, 33, was arrested at his home near Kerens on May 17 after officers said he allegedly misused the emergency telephone system and also harassed neighbors by falsely claiming he was a police officer from Louisiana. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office noted that Nelan had made multiple phone calls to 911 dispatchers, claiming that he had seen 'zombies, ghosts and a UFO at his residence.'"
"The officers sent to check out Nelan's story ultimately concluded that none of what he claimed was true and took him into custody for allegedly making false reports to 911 and impersonating a law enforcement officer - both misdemeanors. Several people commented on the arrest report, which was posted by police on social media, claiming that Nelan has been suffering from mental health issues."
"Nelan's home sits within an area called the National Radio Quiet Zone, a region used by the US military and intelligence community for top-secret monitoring of foreign communications and by astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life. Over the years, there have been numerous unverified reports of UFO sightings, people experiencing 'lost time' and others suffering strange sensations described as paranormal."
"The National Radio Quiet Zone is a 13,000-square-mile area stretching into both Virginia and West Virginia, where cellphones and Wi-Fi are banned. The massive blackout zone was created to protect the Green Bank Observatory, a key US facility for major radio telescopes. The area, established by the US government in 1958, enforces tight restrictions on radio transmi"
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