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Violent psychiatric patient missing near west Virginia avenueMartinsburg WV

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W Virginia Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25401

Emergency responders were dispatched near West Virginia Avenue for a missing violent psychiatric patient from a group home. The patient previously threatened staff with a fork and is known to sharpen sticks as weapons. The patient is a white male in his 40s wearing a black jacket and Christmas pajamas.

Audio|Heard on: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
Martinsburg, 46.
00:03
It started out as a medic assist reference to a violent psychiatric patient,
00:20
(number withheld),
00:21
West Virginia Avenue,
00:23
had the group home breaks.
00:26
Yeah.
00:29
They advised that one of their clients was threatening to stab them.
00:32
In the midst of the call with 911,
00:35
now he's missing.
00:38
Break.
00:40
Good.
00:42
Description's going to be a white male in his 40s.
00:48
Black jacket wearing Christmas pajamas,
00:52
blonde hair with brown roots.
00:53
It's named (name withheld).
00:59
20 marks for her go ahead I'll be in the area checking for that subject they advise if he was armed with a knife at this point.
01:12
No weapons but he did have a fork and he also has the history of collecting sticks and then sharpening them as weapons.
01:22
Fantastic show me in the area.

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W Virginia Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25401

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Incident Timeline

  1. EMS Requested for Psychiatric Evaluation
  2. Subject Returns to Group Home
  3. Description and Search Initiated
  4. Client Goes Missing
  5. Threat Reported at Group Home

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