Man experienced mental health episode on Jones Rd, Newbern TN


Police responded to a welfare check for a man on Jones Road who was possibly having a mental health episode. The man was shirtless, holding grass, and known to have a mental illness. He was not violent and was on medication.
Audio|Source: Dyer County Sheriff and Newbern police
00:54
Transcript:
00:00
14 welfare check in the area of james street and light
00:04
Where they're doing color-sated, a black male Reginald Coleman is possibly having a mental episode.
00:10
Color-sated, when she last seen the male approximately five minutes ago, that he was standing in the middle of the roadway with no shirt on holding a handful of grass.
00:18
She did sleep at the male subject is on medication for mental illness, a known illness,
00:23
and no weapon.
00:24
It's made that male subject is done to be violent in the area of Jones and Lake.
00:28
Yes, sir.
00:29
14, callers advising that the male subject is at 1.6 Jones Street at this time.
00:35
That's true.
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Jones Rd, Newbern, TN 38059
Correct
Incorrect