Welfare check conducted on teen with suicidal thoughts, New Haven KY
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Medical EmergencyOfficers performed a welfare check near Hilltop Road on a 16-year-old male who had previously expressed suicidal thoughts and had access to a rifle months earlier. The boy was alone at home while his grandmother was hospitalized. School staff accompanied officers to ensure his safety.
Audio|Heard on: Nelson County Sheriff
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
7-7 Hill, Top Street, New Haven.
00:02
A welfare check on someone.
00:04
There's more information in the 10.
00:06
There is a school officer or school somebody that wants to go with the officers for this welfare check.
00:12
(name withheld) was suicidal a couple months ago.
00:15
He did have a rifle in his bedroom at one point in time.
00:22
As I'm Michael Jones, and if you want, I can give you the phone number, I'm not sure if the other officers have made contact with that person yet.
00:32
The person they're doing a welfare check on has been (name withheld), 16-year-old male.
00:38
The grandfather was admitted to the hospital over the weekend, possibly by himself.
00:45
3.39.
00:51
Should take him about 20 minutes to get there.
00:54
He said somebody from the elementary down there went and knocked on his door and windows, and there was no answer.
01:02
Like,
01:08
make sure he's okay,
01:10
but he's going to show up at school today and his grandmother's still in the hospital at UFL.
01:15
But he should be there in about 20 minutes or something.
01:22
He'll probably beat me.
01:23
I got to stop by the office and work this heading around.
01:28
No problem.
01:30
We'll take care of it.
01:36
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Hilltop Rd, New Haven, KY 40051
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