Person threatened with knife at poker club, Ironton OH

Weapons

Reported: 10/3/2025 05:48 PM

Near Vernon St, Ironton, OH 45638

At River City's Royal Poker Club near Vernon St, a person threatened another with a knife. The suspect may have fled into a nearby lake and the knife might have been thrown in. Authorities are seeking to locate the suspect and recover the weapon, possibly using drones and underwater equipment.

Audio|Source: Lawrence County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

66, meeting in 17 and 211, Township Road 1013. It's going to be the River City's Royal Hunker Club.

00:09

211, Township Road 1013.

00:12

Reference 72's break.

00:15

All right.

00:19

According to Caddo's, (name withheld) pulled a knife on another subject and threatened to use it. And call her to the poker club.

00:28

(Name withheld)'s subject is still there and caller disconnected the line, 911[1], and attempted to call back.

00:35

Good job. And that way.

00:45

Let's see if there's a punch you available for you can go assist.

00:48

Thank you.

00:52

Todd.

00:54

32-1-1-1-J all the time after F&E and see if they're willing to respond with their underwater room.

01:04

Great.

01:07

All right.

01:10

That's now subject.

01:13

Did make threats to 58 feet.

01:15

He obtained the 4.

01:16

The 1040 before you could have thrown in the lake.

01:19

He allegedly ran into the lake and fled.

01:23

We just need to see if we can't recover that or see if we can see it.

01:32

911[1] might also be helpful if they've got a drone.

01:37

aerial drone for heat signatures, that would be helpful.

01:41

Okay, I'll let you know.

01:43

Also, do you have a description of him,

01:45

so I'm going to go ahead and put it in the notes?

01:49

Right, 9-4, can you put that description, the demographics on our CAD number, so they can see it?

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[1]

911: Hang-up call from the emergency number

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Near Vernon St, Ironton, OH 45638

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