Medical arrest without medical professionals: How a mother’s attempt to protect her son ended violently

(Editor’s note: this story contains a video with graphic violence and explicit language.) WILMINGTON — A man suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, who also has a history of violent criminal offenses, was involuntarily committed Tuesday evening, after an aggressive struggle with officers that were attempting to apprehend him. Why did the arrest, which followed … Continue reading Medical arrest without medical professionals: How a mother’s attempt to protect her son ended violently