A Butler County emergency services dispatcher.

A Butler man charged with harassing 911 operators was sentenced to fines in Butler County Court on Thursday.

John L. Shilling, 57, was sentenced to $300 in fines before county Judge Timothy McCune after previously pleading guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Shilling was initially charged with misdemeanor obstructing the administration of law and other governmental function and disorderly conduct after an incident on March 19, where Butler City police said he made unwarranted calls to 911 and bothered the staff at the Washington Manor Personal Care Home on South Washington Street over several weeks.

Police said Shilling on Feb. 20 called 911 requesting police help him contact his girlfriend, who lives at Washington Manor, because he is not allowed on the care home's property. He apparently called county dispatchers twice that day and was told that police could not assist him.

On Feb. 24, according to court documents, Shilling called Washington Manor and left threatening messages on the answering machine while demanding employees allow him to talk to his girlfriend.

A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.