On May 14th, 2017 around 7 PM, City of Canton
Police Officers were notified of a male, possibly in the Canton area, that was
suicidal and armed. A look out was given to Officers with the male’s physical
description along with a description of his vehicle.
Officer Jonathan Nelson (City of Canton
Police Department), found the male inside vehicle in the Canton Market Place
shopping center. Officer Nelson looked inside the vehicle and observed the male
actively trying to hang himself with a makeshift noose. The male appeared to be
blue in color and not breathing. Officer Nelson attempted to get the male to
stop through verbal commands but the male was not responding. Officer Nelson then made
several attempts to break the driver side window and was eventually successful. Officer
Nelson quickly loosened the makeshift noose from the male’s neck and was able
to get the male to breathe but could not release the noose completely.
Officer
Nelson was able to calm the individual down and take the makeshift noose from around his
neck. The suicidal male was then transported to Northside Cherokee Hospital for
further treatment and evaluation.
