Elderly man with dementia threatens staff and rams wheelchair

Heard on: Blount County AL Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station 19, dispatch to 121, respond to Legacy Woods, (number withheld) Jacobs Lane.

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Got a 79-year-old male in the west building.

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Aggressive.

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Cross street is County Highway 79 and dead end.

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10-16.

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Station 9, fire rescue.

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Station 9.

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In service, patient transported by MiraPro.

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In service, patient transported by MiraPro, 1016 .

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Nineteen fifty-one responding.

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Nineteen fifty-one responding, 1007 .

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Twenty-three is responding from Westside.

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23 responding from west side.

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1017.

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1991, 1951, staging on scene.

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1991, 1951, staging on scene.

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In reference to Legacy Woods, this male is going to be close to 300 pounds.

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He is a dementia patient, threatening the staff that he will kill them, ramming people with his wheelchair.

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Law enforcement has been notified.

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Ten 19 .

2026-10-20 15:15 UTC

Medical Emergency

Jacobs Ln, Hayden, AL 35079

Elderly man with dementia threatens staff and rams wheelchair

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical and safety incident at a facility on Jacobs Lane involving an older man with dementia who was reportedly aggressive, threatening staff, and ramming people with his wheelchair. Law enforcement and fire/rescue units were notified and staged on scene.

Elderly man with dementia threatens staff and rams wheelchair

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Lord I worked there back in the day and an elderly man tried to break my arm. He thought I was trying to kidnap him. It’s sad when they are scared.