said, "You got a vape tonight? >> You want to see it? >> YOU WANT TO SEE IT? >> DROP THE BELLY. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASTE." >> What's up? >> Drop the belly. You're going to get taste right now. >> TASER. TASER. TASER. >> On September 15th, 2024. Officers responded in Gurnie, Illinois after reports of a man experiencing a mental health crisis near industrial equipment. Police said the man was in a confined area near electrical wiring holding a belt and refused commands to move away. Angel. Yeah. >> Angel. Hey, it's Officer 7th Gary Police Department. What's going on tonight? >> Oh, does he speak English pretty well? >> Angel, what's going on, man? >> Oh, I see. Uh, the subject has some issues with depression, anxiety, may be on or off medication. He is acting a little strange. He's like hiding behind one of the trash compactors. All right. Hey, Angel. Are you willing to come out here and talk to us? We just want to make sure you're okay. Are you going to stay back there or what? What's going on, man? 29. Yeah, go ahead. Have rescue stage, please. Let's talk, man. What's going on? You see something struggling? >> Hey, it's okay, Angel. >> Hey, Angel. What's going on, >> Angel? It's okay, man. What are you seeing right now? How you doing? >> Good. >> So, uh, Angel is holding a belt in one of his hands and he's got his other hand clenched with, uh, he's wearing several rings. Um, he's keeping his distance from us right now. Angel. >> Hey, Angel. Listen. You're not in any kind of trouble. All right. Let's just put the belt down. All right. Then we can talk like normal people. All right. How's that sound? And try to get you some help for whatever's going on with you. Did your Did your family do something to make you mad? Did something to hurt you? Did you not? Yes or no? Let's just talk. Okay. What are you doing? I I can't see his right hand. He might be messing with that wire, though. Hey, whatever you're doing pulling on the thing, please stop doing that. All right? We don't want you to get hurt or damage the machinery. Anything out here? What? >> Drinking beer. >> I got this. You want to talk to them? I got this. >> Did he say something? >> Hey, Angel. What's going on, man? >> Ask him who bought him. Ask him who bought him. >> ASK HIM WHO BOUGHT HIM. >> ANGEL, NOBODY'S IN ANY KIND OF TROUBLE. >> I DON'T GIVE A SHUT THE UP. >> ASK HIM WHO BOUGHT HIM. >> WHO BOUGHT HIM FOR ME? WHO BOUGHT HIM FOR ME? IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE NOT IN ANY kind of trouble, man. Drinking is not illegal. >> Shut the [ __ ] up. >> Angel, can you tell me what you got in your hand? >> Ask you who bought them. It's a vape. >> It's a vape. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> It's a belt. >> I see that. That's a belt. >> Ask him who bought him though. >> Why? What? >> Ask him who bought him. >> Who bought him? Are you saying that they bought you beer you didn't want? >> Get closer. Get closer. >> Get closer. >> You can come closer. You can come out here. >> Get closer. >> If you want to come closer. >> Get closer. You're shining that light in my face. >> You got to be able to see you, man. >> I don't give a What the You going to do, bro? You're shining my light in my face. >> All right. >> Trying to aim it over here at the corner so it's not in your face, but I have to be able to see you. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> That's right. Yeah. >> Or now I'm just trying to figure out now. >> Trying to figure out what's going on. We're trying to help you. That's what we're trying to do. >> Figure out what's going on. >> Be a whole lot easier if you came out here. >> What's going on? >> Come here. >> We can talk from here. >> Come here. >> You want to tell me what's going on? >> Come here. Figure out what's going on. >> If you want to figure it out that way, come over here. Scared? >> Why you scared little? I'm >> not scared. I just uh >> The you ain't trying to come over here. What's up? >> Are you scared to come over here? Talk to me. Come on out. >> What's up? >> Come on out. Come on. >> You want to see? >> You want to see? >> Drop the belt. >> You want to see coming out now? Coming out. >> You want to see? >> Drop. >> What am I going to see? You >> said you said you got a vapor. You want to see it? >> YOU WANT TO SEE IT? >> DROP THE BELLY. YOU'RE MAKING A TASTE. >> What's up? >> Drop the belly. Do it. >> Do it. >> Drop the taste right now. >> Taser. Taser. TASER. [screaming] >> Give us your hand, dude. With Get down. Get down. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop it. Stop it. Stop fighting. You're going TO DO THIS. YOU WANTED THIS. [clears throat] [laughter] >> AWESOME. >> [laughter] >> I got >> no taser. >> YEAH. >> Did you have your taser? >> No. Another tas. >> Get on top of him. Get boat ramp. Boat ramp. There you go. There you go. >> Start boat ramping. >> Let go my legs. Look on my leg. Stop digging IN MY LEG. STOP IT. I'M GOING TO STRIKE YOU. Look over MY LEG. [screaming] MY LEGS LIKE ME. >> HELP ME. COME ON. GIVE ME. >> God damn it. >> That one. >> You're trying to grab it. >> Thank you. Thank you. Sorry. I didn't mean to. >> You're good. >> Let go of my leg, dude. It's over. Let go of my leg, dude. >> I got I got We're all good. >> Okay. Sorry. You got to keep on being aggressive. Yeah. >> Keep your hands off. a [ __ ] party. >> Yeah. [panting] >> It's locked in. There we go. >> 200 Stop it. >> No. >> Stop it, dude. It's over. >> Let me breathe. >> You can breathe just fine. >> You can have >> I want the Okay, let's get on side. You ready? We're rolling on your side. All right. Going, bro. >> You're both side here. >> I ain't going nowhere. Dude, we're trying to get you up. Okay. >> I ain't going over. >> You can bring a little easier. >> I ain't going nowhere. >> All right, dude. >> All right, get up on your knees. All right, >> bend your legs so you get on your knees. >> I ain't going over. >> You got to go, man. We got to go. Come on. Let's go. >> Okay, >> dude. >> Off me, bro. >> Dude, >> get the off me, >> dude. [snorts] >> GET THE OFF ME. >> WE'RE NOT EVEN ON YOU, MAN. We're trying to help you get up. Get on your knees. Let's go. >> Quit touching me. >> Let's go. Yeah. WHO, >> DUDE? WHO BUY ME? WHO ME? Tell me. No. No. No. No. Tell me. >> Hey, he bought me like Come on. Let's go, man. >> N the >> dude. No. Dude, trying to get you off. >> Yeah, I don't care about I don't care what I do, bro. I'm not good with you. >> Come on, man. >> No. No. >> Come on. >> Let's go. >> No. >> Broke broke my glasses. Anything we can give you in the back of this of the ambulance they can take down. >> No, just stay away from the blade. >> Look, man. >> No, I don't care, man. >> I don't care, man. >> Are they Are they going? >> Yeah, probably. They're in the He's in the side and mid. >> So, let's not get away. >> He's on top of him right now. >> Get the out of here. >> Get out of here. >> His name's Angel. >> Angel? >> No, it's not. >> His name's Angel. >> No, it's not. Yes, it is. >> What's your name then, brother? >> I don't know my name. >> You don't know your own name? It's Angel. That's what I >> No. >> He's trying to pull the wires out of the high voltage trash compactor. >> Family called for help cuz they're worried he was going to harm himself >> over here. >> Yeah. Mhm. What are you trying to What are you trying to do, man? Stop that, >> dude. Relax. >> Knock it off. >> Look, man. We're trying to help you up. No the I'm not. >> Dude, we're trying to help you out. >> I'm trying to get you. >> LET ME THE OUT. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING. LET ME GO. DUDE, >> LET ME GO. >> GET UP ON your knees. We're trying to get you to stand up. All right. >> No, >> dude. Relax. >> Relax. >> Relax. >> We're trying to help you. >> I don't give a what the trying to do, bro. >> We're trying to help. >> I don't care what the you trying to do. >> Let us help. >> I don't care what the you trying to do. >> I can see that. >> No. So, here's the situation. You can either stand up or pick you up. >> No. >> Try to pick me up. Try. >> We're trying to avoid that. >> Try. Try. >> Dude, let us >> try. Motherucker. >> LET US HELP. >> TRY. >> DUDE. DUDE, let us help you. Okay. >> I wasn't doing nothing wrong. >> I was just coming at us. I was just sitting there. >> I wasn't trying to come at you with your n, bro. >> Okay. >> I wasn't trying to come at you with none. >> Y'all the y'all the ones that say >> I asked you to come out from behind the corner. Look, >> cuz you were endangering yourself. >> There was no reason for y'all to come at me, bro. >> You came at us. >> There was your step out of the corner and then you decided to reason for y'all to come at me. Y'all sir, just left me alone. >> Were you trying to pull the hot wire? >> Just left me alone >> so that you could electrocute yourself on the wires. Come on now, man. We're not going to do that. >> Let me go. Come on, man. Let me go. >> Touch me. Touch me. Touch me. >> Why would it touch me? >> Touch me. Touch me. Secure your taser. All right. I got the hobble. >> That's fine. >> It's fine for now. Okay. >> We'll get that to you. It's all yours. >> Yeah. >> I think I'll be all right. I'm pretty sure I sprained my thumb and he broke my glasses, but otherwise I think I'll be all right. real quick. >> You want to stand your vape? Not >> right now. >> Yes, I have plug. >> Is this from your radio? >> Uh, it's for either mine or it's probably Zach's. I think that one's from Zach's. >> It's from your radio. >> I think it's from yours, but unless Unless it's from mine. >> My brother right there. >> Here's it. All right. >> Yeah. >> Voluntary, I'm assuming. >> They just say come. >> Maybe I will get >> COME ON. >> STOP IT. >> I don't need that. I don't need a fuel. >> Okay. >> Where's at now? >> That's what he's going to do. We got a tool to do it. Okay. >> Pull it out. >> We got to do it a certain way. Feel the pinch. Okay. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It should be somewhere on the side. This already feels No, the other one's gone. >> Okay. The other one already fell out somewhere. Oh, there it is. >> Take out the other one. Okay. >> Relax. >> Relax. >> Stop. Stop kicking. >> Stop. Got it. >> All right, we're good. >> I don't give a [ __ ] about that. Oh my gosh. You say you Yeah, >> we're going to have >> Okay, we're good. I got it. >> You got it right there. got one of them. >> All right. No, no, I mean Authorities later pursued charges including aggravated battery of a peace officer and disarming a peace officer. A judge issued arrest warrants related to the allegations.