Dementia patient with loaded gun restrained by spouse, Marquette County MI
Family OffenseA dementia patient in Marquette County was acting erratically while holding a loaded long gun. His wife prevented him from accessing the weapon by holding her foot on it. Police and EMS responded, and the patient was transported to the hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Source: Marquette County Public Safety Dispatch
03:59
Transcript:
00:00
We have a dementia patient that has a weapon.
00:03
Right now, we believe it is unloaded.
00:05
No,
00:06
I'm sorry.
00:07
It is loaded.
00:08
It's being called in.
00:09
He's acting erratically.
00:11
Okay.
00:16
Clear. Anyone else in the household?
00:18
So, yes. His wife has her foot on the gun.
00:22
He's trying to get it, but she's keeping him from getting it by holding her foot on the gun.
00:31
I'm clear A112 Clear 81 units where you're coming from
00:50
Crossroads
00:51
Forty one 208
00:53
Where are you going from
01:03
I don't know if it's you or township said that he could hear it outside doesn't see any signs of smoke or fire but there are contract relancing 1835 3 from Market Township 22 from Market Township 22 173
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is 8139 8138138 139
01:32
Do you have a cross street?
01:38
Okay,
01:40
the lady says it's going to be the boat access off of 41.
01:44
You're going to go east.
01:54
Central 1414.
01:58
144. We were canceled by Market Township.
02:01
We are clear.
02:03
Cancelled, 1835.
02:15
It's going to be near U.S.
02:17
41. She says you can't GPS it.
02:19
She says she's going to be north of 44 and it's going to be off the boat access road to the east.
02:28
Okay, clear.
02:30
She said it's going to be north of Hoover Creek.
02:38
Address and Catholic.
02:41
As soon as we can, yes, we'll get that in CAD as soon as she gets the ladies at full information.
02:46
It'll be there shortly.
02:51
Central 50-235.
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5235.
02:57
Clear vigilany.
02:59
1830. 1830.
03:05
Go ahead. I'm on the phone with the hospital right now.
03:09
Okay, it sounds like he's willing to go to volatile and get checked out anyway, so you can probably disregard.
03:17
Clear. I'm clear.
03:29
154 is still on the scene looks like they're going to be transporting subject to the hospital break
03:36
go ahead you can go ahead and put me out at the range on training
03:42
clear is 1840
03:48
Is it a long gun or this one? Long gun.
03:53
22 long guns.
03:54
He's that north of age 44.
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US-41, Michigan
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