Carson City deputy bitten, man tasered in mental health facility incident
A Carson City sheriff's deputy was treated for a bite wound Tuesday morning after responding to a Minnesota Street mental health services facility for a report of a man having a psychotic episode.
At around 11:15 a.m. deputies were called to the facility regarding an out of control man. The deputy arrived as four staff members were attempting to detain the man. The deputy was bitten by the man as she attempted to detain him, according to dispatch. The man was tasered.
The deputy was being treated at the scene by Carson City Fire Department paramedics. The man was arrested and taken to jail where he will be evaluated by Carson City paramedics after being tasered.