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Stephen Brown of Ireland may not live in the United States but he still treated his 999 emergency phone number as a joke by making prank calls pretending to be Nicki Minaj.

A judge was not amused and the 24-year-old loser got sentenced to a quarter of a year in jail for his actions.

Reports BelfastLive:

A man who constantly abuses the 999 emergency phone system and said he was pop star Nicki Minaj and there was a ghost in his house was warned he could be putting lives in danger by preventing the authorities from dealing with real emergencies.

Stephen Brown, 24, of Cairn Walk, Crumlin, Co Antrim, was jailed for four months for breaching an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) which bans him from abusing the emergency phone system.

At Antrim County Court, where Brown was appealing the length of an eight month sentence for the offences, defence barrister Aaron Thompson said the defendant is a chronic alcholic and “he is his own worst enemy”.

Judge Desmond Marrinan QC said police resources are very stretched and to call out a car when something serious could be occurring could lead to people who need help not getting it.

He said Brown was a “nuisance” but said it was clear he needs help.

The judge reduced the jail term to four months.

Brown is banned from making non-emergency calls on the 999 number by an ASBO which was taken out because of a spate of similar time-wasting antics.

Earlier this year a court was told Brown was banned from drinking after he called 999 claiming he was rapper Nicki Minaj and that he had seen a ghost while he was drunk.

Brown made two calls within five minutes of each other to the emergency services on Christmas Day last year, a court heard.

During the first call he claimed two men were making threats to kill him but was too intoxicated to provide more information.

A prosecutor said he rang again saying he wanted to cancel the first call and during the second call he also claimed to be American pop star Nicki Minaj and said there was a poltergeist in his house.

Do you think Nicki will drop him a line next time she’s overseas? Brown is a grown ass man in jail for playing on the phone. That should look splendid on his résumé in the future.

H/T: HHDX

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