Man missing on foot after recent mental health release, Rhea County TN


A man who was recently released from a mental health facility has left on foot and cannot be found. He is not known to be violent. His abandoned car is blocking the roadway near Peggy Ln and Hungerford Rd. Police are searching the area and arranging for the car to be towed.
Audio|Source: Rhea County Public Safety
03:39
Transcript:
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They were just wanting a welfare check down on him.
00:03
He had just been returned back to MSHN from a mental facility.
00:10
And he took off walking. He does not have a CON or anything like that.
00:15
Okay.
00:17
Okay.
00:19
They did say, as far as they know,
00:22
he's not known to be violent.
00:25
2345.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:29
I was still just a little bit advised. They were a few minutes away just getting turned around.
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10-4[1].
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2349.
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2349.
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10-7[2].
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10-4[1].
00:47
You know being negative, they didn't see him.
00:53
2341.
00:56
2341.
01:00
I'll be 107, y'all will be good night.
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1042.
01:06
1040, you'll be 10.4 you too.
01:18
Go ahead.
01:22
Can you show us like the county around me out please.
01:28
2303. 23.3.
01:34
133. We'll be back in service. I'll just meet in the area for a little while.
01:38
Tension I'll locate him.
01:41
2262, signal 21.
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K-4.
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22652.
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37, same traffic. Yeah,
01:53
I'm clear.
01:58
24 to 33, I've checked Hungerford Road and Peggy Lane, no contact.
02:06
24, all in down, Shady, over here.
02:10
I didn't see anything yet.
02:16
345, they're 97.
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Devor.
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2097.
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2297.
02:28
28 to 33. Is they advise if there's any kind of delay or did they call right away?
02:32
Call it right away because they thanked us for our very speedy response.
02:41
Passing along this mail 15 over the county,
02:45
we're going to handle the charges.
02:48
In regard to this call, though, there's a 1086 here.
02:52
The vehicle is broke down the middle of the roadway.
02:55
I'll get you 28 here in a second.
02:58
10-4[1], is this going to be related to this call or just in the same area?
03:04
This is going to be our 1015's car.
03:11
Copy 28.
03:13
Go ahead.
03:15
Indiana,
03:17
Bravo, Echo, Quebec, 212 to Gold Buick, McRow, to Gold Buick lacrosse.
03:26
I'm going to be the gentleman we're 15 with.
03:30
He left his car parked here abandoned on the Mall Road.
03:34
Go ahead and get me a next schedule rollback, this location place, Ratt 20 that I provided.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
[2]
10-7: Out of service
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Location mentioned:
Peggy Ln & Hungerford Rd, Tennessee 37321
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