Welfare check on man with alcohol relapse and firearms, Goodspring TN


A welfare check was requested for a 56-year-old man near Rackley Rd who is relapsing into alcoholism. The man has been drinking tequila all day and has a history of suicidal thoughts. There are firearms in the residence. Efforts to get him into rehab were denied, and a nurse practitioner recommended someone check on him.
Audio|Source: Giles County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I see I have a welfare check near Rackley Rd, near Rackley Rd will be coming from a nurse practitioner.
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Advice that the person you'll be checking on is a very pope, 56 years of age.
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Alcoholic who has relapsed,
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he has been drinking tequila all day, has a history of suicidal assault. She said, did not express him today. However,
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he has several times in the past.
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So he does have guns in the resident.
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She said they were trying to get him into a rehab when he was denied. She advised him and then he hung up the phone.
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Seemed someone to go check up on him.
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He said someone to go check up on him.
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Location mentioned:
Near Rackley Rd, Goodspring, TN 38460
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