Fall River man arrested for placing hoax call, racist comments

A Fall River man is facing a series of charges after a hoax on social media.

On Wednesday May 1, 2019 at approx. 6:40 p.m., the Milford Police received a telephone call from a Veterans Affairs Hotline indicating that a person at 7 Senate Road, Apt #6 had threatened to commit suicide with a firearm.

Officers from the MPD Special Operations and Patrol Division responded to that location to check on the well-being and safety of the reported individual.

Upon their arrival, the officers were met by a female and a male. Officer Kevin O’Loughlin determined that the threat was a hoax perpetrated by the male subject who was identified as Kenneth Fillion. Initially, Kenneth Fillion had provided the officers with a false name.

Kenneth Fillion admitted that he made the prank call and that he was streaming it live on social media as a joke. Additionally, during his conversation with the Veterans Affairs Hotline, Kenneth Fillion made disparaging comments about the hotline staff members race and ethnicity while threatening violence.

A computer check of the Warrant Management System revealed three outstanding warrants for the arrest of Kenneth Fillion.

Officer Kevin O’Loughlin arrested Kenneth Fillion, 37 years of age, from Fall River and he was charged with:

1. Obstruction of Justice –Misleading a Police Officer
2. False Report to a Public Safety Dispatch
3. Threats to Commit a Crime, 3rd Party Transmission
4. Civil Rights Violation
5. Terroristic Threats
6. Arrest Warrant – Trespassing – Fall River Police
7. Arrest Warrant – Assault & Battery – Fall River Police
8. Arrest Warrant – Suspended License & Speeding – State Police

Kenneth Fillion was held on $10,815 Bail to be arraigned in the Milford District Court on May 2, 2019