Sheriff commends deputies for response to mental health crisis in Wadesboro
Anson County Sheriff Scott Howell is commending his deputies, as well as the Wadesboro Police Department, for helping a man during a mental health crisis.
On Thursday, police said they responded to reports of a man with a gun in an area near a McDonald’s and a Pizza Hut.
A surveillance video captured Howell and other deputies speaking with the man and distracting him with pictures.
Eventually, the man let go of the gun, and the officers were able to secure him.
Sheriff Howell said the man is now in the hospital, receiving treatment.
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