Man with mental health issues assaults and chokes grandfather, Walkerton IN


Police and medics respond to a home where a man diagnosed with schizophrenia assaults and chokes his grandfather. Other family members are locked in a bedroom for safety while police arrive.
Audio|Source: Starke County Sheriff Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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75 more start coming. Do you want us to have a medic phone standby? Some of the vendor. Medic 5, attention to medic 5, search towards near Blackhawk Ave staff for injuries from an assault[1]. PD is en route. Thanks, last clear.
00:29
County was a walker and able to send anybody. Okay, I'm sorry, maybe if I should get someone in the route. Canning, uh, Jones, couldn't late for that call. Simple, thank you. Okay.
00:58
We're in Iraq, near Blackhawk Ave, near Blackhawk Ave for injuries, terminal assault[1]. We do have PD en route. We have medics are contended as well. Sorry, can I magnate 5? Time again, 243. Jacob is diagnosed. Okay, you can repeat that, please? Mediq 5 will be in route. Did I just catch you toning fire as well?
01:26
Jacob is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Affirmative, one of the parties is a diagnosed cryptoprenic. Copy that, thank you. Start County, Medi 441. I'll be interrupted Black Hawk have. Good. Okay. And Jacob is currently choking the grandfather.
01:54
The juvenile caller believes that he is on cocaine. 31. 4, 750s, 30. 31, where are you at?
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On 23, approaching 30.
02:12
Careful.
02:13
Tommy, Mr. Miles, the grandfather is the protective party against the son Maxwell.
02:18
23, 700 north.
02:19
343, the juvenile and the grandpa are currently locked in the back bedroom.
02:23
Jacob is banging on it unknown where the Maxwell's uncle subject went.
02:29
Is there you one?
02:30
Kind of how many people in the residence all together?
02:32
Four, be the juvenile of a grandpa, uncle, and Jacob.
02:36
Clear. County, squad 13 is an out.
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Squad 13. 13,
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35. 95. 35.
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We're on stage at the fire station, so PD clears us to advance.
02:45
Clear.
02:46
Squad 13 start coming.
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Squad 13. Squad 13.
02:49
Class 13, Medic 5 is going to be staging at the fire department.
02:54
Copy that. We're right behind him.
02:56
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
assault: Physical attack or threat of attack
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Location mentioned:
Near N Blackhawk Ave, Walkerton, IN 46574
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