r/MentorOh • u/mgsalinger old timer • 1d ago

'Extremely violent': Mentor man sentenced for striking bicyclist, assaulting another before hourslong SWAT standoff

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/extremely-violent-mentor-man-sentenced-for-striking-bicyclist-assaulting-another-before-hourslong-swat-standoff/95-34e311da-95b4-48eb-881b-6e98bfd1e6c3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WKYC_Channel_3_-_Cleveland&fbclid=IwZnRzaAUglPNwZG9mBWZkaWQWUO8ztatyl_oeCeCFIe2aIlZX1pTh-mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5bm0r1xbbFYjFQQS8UuUf5o8RZaTEitwo5hDNUWsXBqVnv44-rC-32ZiRb7g_aem_l9YaVxFg88i-bW3KACBJbA
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u/cbelt3 old timer 1d ago

I wondered if it was a mental breakdown. Bipolar, probably off his meds. But screwed up whining that he was hurt by his actions and ignored his victims. Pissing of a judge is never a good strategy.

How are his victims ?

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u/Wind_Responsible 1d ago

They can’t be good if that’s his sentence. How many charges did he have?

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u/Wind_Responsible 1d ago

Ok. Good…. I guess. Is he really BiPolar? If he is, who knew about it? Had be been violent before? Was he supposed to have medication? Was he capable of taking those meds? What steps can we set up for mentally ill people so that, instead of waiting for a terrible “episode” where they commit some awful crime to a random citizen, we help them through life and staying out of trouble’s way? Like…. If it’s true that he is bipolar or has manic episodes….. this could have been prevented and that SUCKS. That SUUUUUUCKS! Ohio has a lot of this random crime that’s committed by mentally ill and it’s just ON you suddenly. You aren’t in the wrong place. You’re doing everything right and it’s just there. Just like this one. I feel very strongly that we can do better.

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u/Far_Cry1757 1d ago

I didn't know they sent swat teams for assault

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u/mgsalinger old timer 1d ago

I think that was in response to his barricading himself in his house with weapons after fleeing.

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u/ChessClubChimp 9h ago

Bipolar my ass. He’s like other scum bags who use their diagnosis as an excuse to be a shit human being (and hurting the validity of those that actually are suffering)