What's going on? >> My kid needs help. >> Where's the kid at? >> He's out here with a chainsaw. >> He hasn't hurt anybody. >> No, but he he's not right in the head. He he he got put in jail here uh month ago and >> they kept him in there for 15 days in the heat. >> What's his name? >> Uh William. >> Okay. I'm talking to the parents. He's just out back with the chainsaw. >> You want me to have stand by or wait until you guys get him settled down? Just have him wait a few minutes. I don't know how long this is going to take. Just have a couple cars come here. Okay. So, what? Cuz the neighbors thought maybe he killed you guys or something. >> No, he's saying he's saying that they did. >> Oh, okay. Is he like violent or anything like that? >> Swinging the >> swinging the chainsaw on him. I told where his mom and dad >> I figured out. Y >> and I told him you need to call the police cuz that's assault and he cannot thing is he has multiple personalities. It's a mess. But he's over in that corner >> up that way. >> That's way listen to us at home. >> Okay. No history of fighting the cops or anything like that or nothing like that. >> At this point, we don't know what I had. >> Last time I had him, I had the ambulance and the cops take him out because he was bust. >> How long ago was that? >> Oh, that was about 4 months ago. >> Okay. >> But I got him all settled in until he got in trouble last time. And then they put him in jail. >> Said he had him involved about 4 months ago. He was involved. Um he's out back just messing with a chainsaw. What was his first name again? >> Uh Billy. >> Billy. Where's he at around back here? >> Yeah. >> Billy, where you at? >> Billy. >> Oh, he's over here. >> Hey, bud. HEY, PUT THAT DOWN, PLEASE. SECTION. >> PUT THE PUT THE chainsaw down so so so we can chat down umbrella. >> Okay, put it down, please. >> What? >> Setting up people next door. >> Well, okay, but let's talk about it. But I can't talk to you when you have a chainsaw >> next door. >> What's next? >> Bird bodies. >> Okay. Okay. >> Hey, look. >> Well, you can't do anything about that with the chainsaw. >> He's refusing to put the chainsaw down at the moment. want to set it down. >> And he's not really threatening anybody with it. He's just refusing to put it down. >> Put it Put it down SO WE CAN CHAT. >> I'M NOT TAKING you to jail, man. >> You want You want to talk to him? >> We just need one person to chat. >> Hey, you want to put it down? We'll talk to you. You're not going to jail. >> Billy, where you going? I want to see. I want you. >> You have a creek back there. >> Billy. >> Hey, bro. What is that? >> Oh, you want my 40? >> If you want to jump in the water and get him, we're trying to get him out of the water first. [laughter] We letting one person chat with him. See if Matt can get him. We started walking towards him. took a couple times. He's act like he's going to start THE CHAINSAW. >> COME ON DOWN HERE. GO UP THE BOY. >> HEY, MAN. >> I NEED HELP. GO, BOY. I NEED YOUR HELP. >> HEY, BUD. >> I need your help. >> We're trying to help you. How about you come up on this side? >> I need some help. >> Hey, we'll help you out, but you got to come up on this side. >> Help me. >> Come on. [laughter] >> We'll help you, brother. Come out. Come out of the water, man. You're not in trouble. Just come out. Don't start that chainsaw, bro. >> I'm sorry, son. >> Don't be sorry. You're not in trouble. Come out, man. >> Help me. >> Hey, Billy. You're not in trouble, man. We just want to help you and make sure you're okay. >> Yeah, I'm okay. >> Okay, come out of the swamp. Leave the chainsaw and come talk to us, bro. >> Throw it up on the bank over there. >> Just take the chainsaw, throw it up on the bank, and then we'll talk. How's that? [laughter] You you you said he just killed somebody next door. >> Did they just kill somebody next [clears throat] door? >> The dad says that he's claiming the neighbors killed somebody. >> Oh, >> we'll do a welfare check over there when we're done just to make sure. >> Help. >> I ain't going swimming today. Will you come show us so we can go over there and check? >> Yeah. >> All right. Come show us, Billy. Show us where it's at. >> We'll go over there and we'll check on them. But you got to come out without the chainsaw, man. Come up here and talk to us, bro. No. >> Oh, here they come. >> He's in the pond right here. >> We're just trying to convince him to come out without the chainsaw. >> Yeah, he's got the chainsaw. He's in the pond. >> Somebody was chasing kids. >> No, no, no. The neighbors thought he was chasing his parents. >> Oh, >> and they're like, "No, he's just out back playing with a chainsaw. He's convinced somebody next door has killed somebody." >> Oh god. >> Billy, we want to help you, but you got to come out of the water. >> Oh, hey. I'd love to, but I really don't feel like getting wet today, man. >> I'm sure you didn't have that in your plans today either. >> What's his name? >> Billy. >> What's up, Billy? >> What's going on, man? How How old is Billy? >> Got to be 40. I think he was born in 82. Let me go see if there's a way around that's not pond. >> Who did it? >> I don't know. There's Army soldiers out of the trucks over here. >> Did you see the people that got hurt? >> They're They're super soldiers. >> Super soldiers? Yeah. >> Show us where they're at. It looks like >> I don't know, but was doing something crazy over there. >> Will you come show us? >> Yeah, we'll we'll protect you and keep you safe. >> I can't quite see his left hand, but it looks like >> Let's go figure out what happened next door, huh? >> But no chainsaws. >> I can hear them saying stuff. >> What are they telling you, Billy? >> I'm in trouble. >> You're not in trouble. You're not in trouble. What happened to the people next door? You said somebody ran a saw through them. >> Yeah, next door. >> Like a chainsaw? >> It's not me. >> No, we know it's not you. We want to go figure it out. Bro, >> is there a way around that pond that we're not going to >> Yeah, you can drive over there if you want. You want me to open the gate? >> No, no. I just made sure we can walk around if need be. You want You want to see if you can talk him out? >> See? Well, maybe you can get him to come out of the pond. Hey, we're going to see if dad can talk him out. >> I'm like 50/50 when I'm walking here. >> No, >> I don't want to. >> No. On what? He's not harming himself. He's not harming others. >> Billy, get over here. >> Come on. Get out of there. >> If need be, there's a road that goes around. >> Road goes around. >> Okay. >> I think we should go do a welfare check on the people next door and see if we actually have anything. If not, we got a dude standing in a swamp. >> I'll go do that. He said these people over here >> right here in the blue house. >> I'll go check them. >> We should make sure they're okay. >> Come out and talk to us, bro. Come on out. You're not in trouble. We're just worried about you and want to make sure everything's all right. >> If he doesn't come out for us and you can't talk him out, we might just leave until he comes out on his own and come back and and deal with him when he's not in the water, you know, when when we can keep him from going in the water. >> Yeah. >> Schizophrenia. You said >> you got a little everything. >> A little bit of everything. Okay. No drug use or anything like that? >> No. >> Just pure mental health. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Is he currently a danger to himself or others? I mean, has he made any threats to harm anybody or harm himself or anything like that? >> No. And he's not charging people with the chainsaw. He's just acting odd. >> Swinging it at me. >> The chainsaw. >> Yeah. >> While it's running. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> What's his mental capacity? Like what's his age level? >> Doctors ever tell you? >> Uh 17. >> And he swung the chainsaw at you today. >> What What was he saying? Did he say anything while he was doing it? >> A few. >> How close How close was he to you? I can demonstrate with with me. >> Right here. >> How How far did the chainsaw miss you? >> Oh, about like this close, right? He said he said you while swinging the chainsaw at you. >> Well, there you go. >> So now we got PC to arrest him. >> Yeah. >> He's just got to get evaluated. >> No, I mean at this point >> it's significant enough. >> Well, he's going to >> he's going to >> I know. And I know it ain't the perfect system, right? >> But but he can't be swinging a chainsaw at you screaming you. I'm going to go grab my 40 just in case. Hey, we have PC for DV threats. He swung the chainsaw at dad while screaming you, but he also is severely handicapped and has a mental age of 17. Dad's like, he needs to go to Western State, not the not jail. And I'm like, dude, he's swinging a chainsaw at you. Scream you. >> So, I'm going to go grab my 40. What else? I can lasso him. >> Does he like Does he like women? >> I don't know. You willing to put yourself that low to >> come respond to a female voice? >> Oh, you could try talking to him. Uh, do you want me to grab my lasso and we >> That's what I thought. >> Pulling from the backside. >> Yeah. >> You need something to shoot the 40? >> Yeah. Are you Are you certified? >> Yeah, I got one. >> There ain't one in yet. I'm going to go around and see if I can lasso. >> You want me on your side, Jake? Or over here? >> You're fine on that side. I'll dive out of the way. I just want to uh not get any use of force with him. >> Do you want to talk to a a guy or a girl? You want to talk to a dude? >> My heart. >> What's up, bro? >> Hey, you're not in trouble, but I want you to come out here out of the water and come talk to me, bro. >> Hi. >> Come out. >> What happened? >> You're not in trouble, >> right? Hey, nothing happened. But I need to make sure you're okay. So, I'm going to need you to come out of the water for me, bon, [laughter] >> Billy. You're not in trouble. I can't stress that enough. >> My heart is not >> I want to get your heart checked on, but I need you to come out of the water without that chainsaw. >> Come over this way, bro. >> I can tell you if you come out of the water with the chainsaw, you will be in trouble. >> Come on out. >> Oh, I'm afraid. >> No, don't need to be afraid. >> We're not here to hurt you. Okay. That is [laughter] >> think this will work. >> Right. >> Put that around your head. >> It's just not right. [laughter] >> Yeah. Come on, man. I don't feel like going swimming. >> Put that around you right there. >> No, you're walking away from it. Put that around you >> cuz I'm going to help you get out of the water. >> I have to. >> We don't want you to drown. >> Grab that rope. right there, bro. >> Just grab that rope. >> The rope? >> Oh my god. >> Grab that rope right there and put it around your waist for me, brother. >> What happened? >> Just trying to get you out of the water. That's all. Come on. >> I need an elevation. >> Uhoh. >> Come on, Billy. Come on. >> Come on. >> Can I have your chainsaw? for you. >> Oh. >> Oh, come on, >> silly. >> It's not my fault. >> You're not in trouble. >> Oh my god. >> Oh my god. >> Come out of the water, please. >> Come on. Help me. >> We're trying to >> help me. >> Oh. Oh. >> Oh, you had it, Billy. >> You're supposed to put it around you. Tough. >> Billy, don't fire up that chainsaw. >> What's wrong with that thing? >> Some grass. >> I don't know if there's gators in there or what, man. I don't want to go in that water. >> Come on. Grab that, Billy. >> Billy, grab it. Grab it. Come on. >> I want you to come out of the water, Billy. >> I don't want to have to go swimming. That's my next step, man. I'm going under water. >> Billy, you know what this is? >> What? >> It's a bean bait gun. It's going to hurt when I shoot you with it. Get out of the water now or I'm going to shoot you with it and it's going to hurt very bad. Get out of the water or it's going to hurt. >> Drop the chainsaw and get out of the water. >> Come on. >> Grab it. >> Drop that chainsaw, Billy. Hey, Billy. Drop that. >> GET UP. GET UP. Get up, Billy. Drop that goddamn game. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> All right. You got that? >> Billy. Billy. Billy. Billy. Billy. >> All right. Okay. >> Relax. You good? You okay? You done? Yeah. All right. >> We got to stand up, Billy. >> Stand up. Give me that hand. >> All right, man. >> You're fine. >> Use the legs. >> Let's go. Up we go. >> Up. >> All right. >> All right. >> All right. >> All right. >> Come on. >> You got to read. >> Uhoh. >> Billy, we going to get out of here and pat you down. Okay. >> Uhoh. He's stepping on it. >> That's all right. We'll just take it off him. >> All right, Billy. [snorts] Let's go. >> Come on, man. Let's go for a walk. >> Thanks for coming out of the water, Billy. It only took 30 tries. First try and pat you down, Billy. Damn it, Billy. >> I'm sorry. >> Come on, man. >> You just had to come out, bro. That's all. Bro, I'm so wet from thising rope. I might as well gone in. >> Oh, there's a flashlight. >> Okay. So, what's the story? >> You think mom and dad? >> He waved the chainsaw at dad while screaming you in in close proximity. Chainsaw is living across the front. because I had to deal with somebody. >> And then we checked on the neighbors. There's nothing. >> All right, let's walk him out to the >> Billy. You're giving us so much work today, brother. >> Here comes the allergies. Now >> why'd you swing the chainsaw at your dad? >> Oh, I found it was freed me out. >> Okay. Hey, sorry that took 35 lasso tosses. Hey, it didn't take 36, [laughter] >> right? >> Thank you, Deputy Moss. I'm deactivating my body warn camera. >> So, what do you do when the same child you once put to bed now stands old enough, strong enough, and sick enough to become a danger to you? Not because they're evil, but because their own mind turns into something they can't control. There's a pain parents never talk about. The kind that mixes love with fear. It's the moment you realize protecting your child and protecting yourself might suddenly be the same battle. No family prepares for that, and no parent wants to admit it. Mental illness rarely knocks softly, and when it does break the door down, it can turn a familiar face into someone you barely recognize. You look into their eyes, searching for the person you raise, hoping that they're still in there somewhere. I responded to so many calls like this, but this was heartbreaking because it has two victims. The male in crisis and the family that still loves them. But add a chainsaw to the situation and things can get bad in the blink of an eye. That's why officers slow everything down. You match your tone to the moment because raising it only agitates people, especially a mentally ill person. The officers actually met Billy where he was. They pulled them back with rope and used steady voices instead of excessive force. Real danger isn't always a bad guy in front of you. Sometimes it's somebody like Billy who just needs a little compassion and also to have to switch gears instantly to meet that reality. That kind of judgment and restraint is the part of the job that most people rarely see, but it's what keeps moments like this from ending in tragedy. As the fire department arrived, officers provided fire personnel with a mental health referral form and Billy was transported to a nearby hospital. We hope he gets the help he needs.