GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia – The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said a man in a “manic” state abandoned his car on Interstate 85 and scaled barbed wire to reach a Georgia State Patrol outpost in Suwanee.
The sheriff’s office said its Mental Health Task Force responded to the patrol post to contact a person who was incoherent and “in a state of psychosis.”
The person apparently abandoned his vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 85 and jumped over the barbed wire fence to get to the GSP headquarters in Suwanee. It is not clear what the person’s intention was or if she was threatening.
“The citizen was in a manic state and required critical medical attention,” a statement said.
The person was reportedly transported to Northside Duluth Hospital for mental health care. The sheriff’s office did not provide any outstanding charges in the incident.
The sheriff’s office said the incident is one of several calls its task force, which was formed in June 2021, responded to over the past year. The task force has received more than 290 calls in the last year.
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can contact the Georgia Access and Crisis Hotline at 1-800-715-4225.
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