Jun 1, 2011 By Josh Krysak 3 min read

?A homeless man from Fayette County reached a tentative plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday on several thousand charges stemming from hundreds of prank calls to the Fayette County 911 dispatch center to ask female dispatchers about their underwear.

Uniontown police Detective Donald M. Gmitter said Chad Everett Cooper, 21, was charged with 2,670 counts of stalking, harassment, obstruction of the administration of law and disorderly conduct for allegedly placing 445 prank calls to the 911 center over a two-week period beginning in mid-April.

During a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Michael M. Metros, Cooper waived all the charges against him to Fayette County Court after reaching a tentative plea agreement with Assistant District Attorney J.W. Eddy.

Under the terms of the deal, Cooper will be either be placed in the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program or be sentenced to probation.

Gmitter said charges were filed after 911 supervisor James Bittner contacted police to report the dispatch center on East Main Street in Uniontown had fielded dozens of calls from a man who would only speak to female dispatchers. Gmitter said the man would ask the female dispatchers questions about their underwear as well as various sex acts.

Gmitter said all of the calls came from the same cellphone number and said investigators were able to trace the phone to a residence in Masontown.

Gmitter said he and Capt. David J. Rutter went to the home and spoke to the homeowner who told police no one in the house used that cellphone service provider, but that the number did belong to a family member identified as Cooper.

The homeowner was then able to lead police to Cooper, who was living in a tent in an area on Rocks Works Road in Masontown.

Gmitter said that officers found the cellphone in Cooper’s possession and that he admitted to making the phone calls.

Following his arrest for the alleged prank calls, state police filed additional charges against Cooper for an unrelated burglary incident in Georges Township.

State police Trooper Christopher T. Cole said Cooper was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy to receive stolen property, criminal mischief and criminal conspiracy to commit criminal mischief.

Cole said Cooper and Justin Keith Shipp, 18, of Georges Township burglarized a residence at 212 Sand Road in Nicholson Township owned by Mary Baker of Masontown.

Cole said the men broke into the residence and removed all the copper wire from the walls.

Shipp and Cooper then broke all the windows at the residence before fleeing the scene with the copper, Cole said.

Shipp faces the same charges as Cooper for the burglary.

A warrant has been issued for Shipp’s arrest.

A preliminary hearing for the burglary and theft related charges against Cooper will be held Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Randy S. Abraham.