A Los Angeles man who pranked at least a dozen coaches from the NFL, NBA and college football into believing he was offering them jobs with pro or college teams was arrested, ABC News reported.
Kenneth Edward Tarr, 32, was arrested Monday morning at his Hollywood home for allegedly recording the prank calls, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It's illegal to record someone without their consent under the California law.
Tarr, who has been charged with felony eavesdropping, was being held on $20,000 bail, LA County jail records showed.
"Such eavesdropping is a felony and the investigation is ongoing," LAPD Officer Sally Madera told ABC News station KABC-TV. "We want to see if there are additional victims."
According to ABC News, law enforcement sources could not immediately say just how many franchises and schools coaching staffs were affected. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy was one victim of the hoax, an official told ABC News.
Since Hollywood isn't reading his work, hoaxing and pranking as a way to get his art out there in the world. Tarr said in a recent interview with ABC News' Nick Watt. He believes he's more talented than Andy Kaufman or any comedians working today, and that he deserves to be paid more than Antawn Jamison or any pro athlete.
According to ABC News, Tarr told Watt in a text message on Nov. 3 that he conducted many sports hoaxes in the weeks prior.
Watt received another text from Tarr later that evening which said he pranked the Los Angeles Clippers by telling them he was a famous retired basketball player named Shareef Abdur Rahim, who is currently the director of player personnel for the Sacramento Kings.
Tarr claimed the Clippers shared information with him during the hoax, according to ABC News.
The NFL did not comment as of Monday evening, ABC News reported.
