Unknown Suspect Chases Ambulance Crew With Shears, Fort Bragg Police Use Taser Eventually to Subdue Him
This is a press release from the Fort Bragg Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On March 20, 2023 at approximately 11:27 PM, officers of the Fort Bragg Police Department responded to assist the Adventist Health Mendocino Coast ambulance after a request for emergency assistance. An as-of-yet unidentified male, had become agitated while being transported, and began fighting medical staff.
During the altercation, the suspect was able to obtain a pair of medical shears requiring the ambulance crew to stop and evacuate the ambulance. He was able to free himself, utilizing the medical shears and began chasing medical staff around the ambulance while brandishing the shears in a threatening manner.
Upon arrival, Officers observed the suspect was running from the area of the ambulance towards the area of the Sea Bird Lodge and carrying the shears. As officers approached and ordered him to stop, he began making slashing motions and threatening gestures with the shears towards officers. Officers began attempting to de-escalate the situation and requesting compliance. The suspect did not comply, and continued through the parking lot of the Sea Bird Lodge and onto the 700 block of South Franklin Street as officers followed.
Once at South Franklin Street, the suspect ran from officers northbound on South Franklin Street, eventually stopping in the parking lot of the Cottages at Cypress Street, which is a senior living facility. Officers continued to attempt to de-escalate the situation with the suspect continuing to make threatening gestures with the shears towards officers and himself. He approached a residence at the location and attempted to enter. Officers had personal knowledge he did not live there. Officers feared for the safety of the occupants in the residence and believed the suspect was going to force entry. An officer on scene deployed their TASER device successfully, allowing the suspect to be taken into custody without further incident.
After being taken into custody the suspect was taken to the emergency room at the Adventist Mendocino Coast Hospital for medical treatment and mental health evaluation. Drugs may be a factor in this case. The suspect is facing several charges as yet to be determined.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact Acting Sergeant Ferris of the Fort Bragg Police Department at (707)961-2800 ext 139.
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Good thing it’s illegal to have a gun in California!
Those EMT techs could have defended themselves thank goodnesss that didn’t happen!
I’m assuming your being sarcastic. It would have been appropriate for them to stop this crazy person any way they needed to. Even with a gun!
Drugs? A factor?? How odd. But kamala said the border is secure. And good ole dizzy joe. ( for the workin man) joe. Is tough on the cartels. And tough on banks and crime and the taliban. And china. And anyone who doesnt give full ice cream scoops. How can it be ?
Yeah…let’s get the orange man back. That’ll make everything magaga.🤣🤣🤣
Well you may like inflation. And being the punchline of every joke on the world stage. But. If you look around and think dizzy joe and his posse of lunatics are doing anything other than selling out to our enemies you can have my share of the 35% inflation. Ill take trump any day. Wait til you see him clear up this mess. Starting jan 2024 its going to be epic! What ever happened to the lipstick luggage guy ? That all went silent. Hmmmm?
“Don’t tase me bro!” Edward Scissorhands.
The shear audacity!
You have a cutting edge sense of humor!
These stabs at humor, so painful.
Fricking ambulance chasers!
That situation cries out for immediate incapacitation. That’s what the TASER is for, use it!
Fun times in Fort Bragg..
Why was he being transported in the first place? I was told if I called an ambulance for someone and they didn’t want to go, that the ambulance wouldn’t take them. Probably to avoid this very situation. “He was able to free himself? Why was he being taken anywhere against his will? Why was he restrained at all? Not knowing more info, sounds like the guy was saving himself from a kidnapping. I’m kind of being sarcastic, but he could of felt that way? I don’t know?
🤔🧐Enough drama…!!!
Can we cut to the chase…???😁
“Video or it didn’t happen”?