Man Held on $250,000 Bond After 27 Calls to Lincoln County Dispatch in 73 Minutes
TROY, Mo. — Gary Greeney Jr. wanted answers about a complaint. When the conversations failed to resolve his frustration, he told dispatchers he would keep calling—and on Oct. 23, the call log recorded 27 calls in 73 minutes.
“I’m gonna do this all day until I find out how to correctly put in a complaint,” he said during one recorded exchange.
Those calls are now part of a criminal case charging Greeney with three counts of first-degree harassment.
Gary Greeney Jr., St. Charles, Mo.
CHARGES
Harassment, first degree — Three counts, Class E felonies
The dispute involved Greeney’s efforts to file a complaint against dispatch personnel and reach someone who could address his concerns.
On Oct. 20, a Troy officer watched him submit a written complaint. An administrative assistant accepted it for the board of directors, and the acting Lincoln County Communications director explained the complaint process.
Three days later, Greeney was calling again. He said different employees had given him conflicting instructions.
“I’m gonna keep calling back until the director—” he began during one exchange before objecting to an interruption. “Okay, I’m just gonna hang up on you and call back, ’cause you can’t just shut your mouth.”
During another call, a dispatcher tried to explain that staff had already advised him how to submit a complaint. Greeney disputed that account and continued asking whose instructions he should follow.
“I can’t answer you if you don’t give me a chance, okay?” the dispatcher responded.
The calls continued between approximately 8:49 and 10:02 a.m.
The conversations moved between dispatchers, jail personnel and voicemail boxes as Greeney sought supervisors, administrators and an officer.
In messages, he repeatedly asked for callbacks and said he was recording his attempts to reach someone. In one, he played a recording of an earlier message to demonstrate that he had already called.
“Please, please, please, for the love of God, call me back,” he said.
During a call to the jail, a staff member told him he needed to contact dispatch to speak with an officer. Greeney said he had already been trying to do that for roughly two weeks.
In another voicemail, he described seeking help with a family matter and a theft complaint. He said no officer had contacted him and expressed frustration that his messages were unanswered.
“I should never be treated like this, or my family,” he said.
The probable-cause statement includes those complaints alongside the officer’s account that Greeney had already submitted a formal complaint and received an explanation of the process.
The case centers on the repeated calls and his stated intention to continue them. Officer Keith Craig wrote that the conduct disrupted operations at the 911 communications center. The filing does not identify a specific emergency response that was delayed or establish that the calls were placed to the 911 emergency number.
The attached log documents 91 calls to Lincoln County Dispatch between February and October. Lincoln County Communications supplied a 23-minute recording related to the Oct. 23 incident and another audio file containing 64 calls over three hours and 57 minutes.
The transcripts capture Greeney repeatedly returning to the same demand: someone needed to answer his questions.
“Okay well im gonna keep calling Back until you guys find out what to do,” one transcribed exchange reads.
The warrant was signed Oct. 26. The case remains pending in Lincoln County Circuit Court.
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Sources
Troy Police Department probable-cause statement dated Oct. 25, 2026, report No. 26-9447TPD, including call transcripts and the attached call log
Arrest warrant and release conditions dated Oct. 26, 2026, in Lincoln County case No. 26L6-CR00698
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