A troubled man caused a big commotion on the Scioto Trail just after 9 am. The man called for help claiming that people had broken into his house and he was holding them at gunpoint.
He then said he hadn’t actually seen the individuals but heard the noises in his bedroom. The man refused to give further information to dispatch and claimed someone was playing a game of cat and mouse with him.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they advised the man to put down his weapon and come outside to speak to the officer. The man refused to come outside but did say he planned to put the gun down.
When an officer spoke to him, it was learned the man suffered from PTSD and thought he heard someone in his apartment. A deputy checked the apartment but did not find anything suspicious.
Later that day, at 4:30 pm, the man called back saying he’d discovered the burglar from earlier under his house and planned to shoot him. He requested to speak with the deputy who handled the earlier incident.
The officer who handled the call earlier advised other deputies that the man only had a BB gun. A mental health professional told the Sheriff’s Office it appeared the man had experienced some type of break.
The man called back to complain that deputies were circling his home, though no units had yet responded to the scene. When an ambulance arrived on the scene, the man refused treatment.
A deputy once again checked the home and saw no signs of anything suspicious. When officers left the scene, he called back three more times, demanding the deputy from earlier return.
Friends eventually arrived at the man’s home, packed his things, and took him to the hospital. The man wanted the deputy who responded earlier to follow him to the hospital and the deputy agreed.
The man made it to the hospital just after 10 pm.
