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Name:
Brown, Byron Gene
Date of Booking:
08/06/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
PUBLIC INDECENCY
WILLFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY USE OF T
Officer’s Narrative:
[Please note: The following is a direct transcription from the official initial incident report. The Georgia Gazette does not fix any spelling or grammatical errors that may exist. Any changes or redactions made by our staff are placed inside brackets. Some errors may exist. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The topics discussed may be sensitive to some readers. Discretion is advised.]
On 08-22-2025 at 1633 hours while working an extra duty position at Piedmont Newnan Hospital I was watching a patient who had attempted to leave the hospital three other times while being an [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. The Pathways sitter stated he was on a OTA (order to apprehend) with pathways which means he was involuntarily committed by a Carroll County probate judge. [REDACTED BY AGENCY].
The fourth time he exited his room #22 in the emergency department he stated he was not going to leave he just need to go to the restroom. I escorted him to the restroom between room 23 and 24. He came out of the restroom completely nude holding a container of urine in his hand. He told me to leave him alone or he was going to throw the urine on me. I held my hands up in a non threatening position trying to get him to hand me the container. He circled around still threatening to throw it on me and I was able to slap it out of his hand, at which he began to run off toward the exit.
I had ahold of his arm running behind him. I slipped on his urine that scattered up the hallway. The momentum we had caused him to run into the door as I was falling. As I went to the ground I hit my head, left elbow and left knee causing injury to my knee and elbow. I recovered after he hit the door and fell onto the floor where I observed he was bleeding from his face while I was trying to handcuff him. I called for more help to get his injuries treated immediately. He was picked up and placed on a bed and returned to his room where emergency staff treated his injuries.
I was not able to activate my BWC at the time of the incident. I was advised that hospital camera’s caught the entire event. The patient was sedated and restrained by hospital staff.
[End of Narrative]