Florida woman calls 911 to ‘order pizza’ in life-saving act

(NewsNation) — A Florida woman called 911 to “order a pizza” as a diversion to seek help.

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center received the emergency call around 4 a.m. ET, and the dispatcher quickly learned that the woman calling to order a pizza was actually calling for help.

An audio recording of the call, which distorts the victim’s voice for privacy, and bodycam footage of the woman’s rescue were shared to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office social media accounts.

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The communications center and patrol deputies were able to use the woman’s phone to track her location, which was somewhere in the middle of a field in Pierson, Florida.

As deputies approached the woman’s location, they found that the suspect was on top of the female while she was screaming for help. The officers were able to spring into action quickly and detain the suspect.

“I can’t say enough about the great work shown in this video and the smart thinking of this victim who figured out a way to call for help,” Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

Chitwood identified the suspect as 27-year-old Luis Diego Hernandez-Moncayo, who is in the U.S. illegally and reportedly applied for asylum the day before the incident.

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According to the sheriff, Hernandez-Moncayo is being held in jail, charged with attempted sexual battery, battery by strangulation, and false imprisonment, with an immigration detainer from the U.S. Border Patrol.

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