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Originally appeared in Walker County Messenger, 04/14/2007
Former LaFayette police Sgt. Sam Parker was escorted by his personal physician from his home on Cordell Avenue late Friday night after a call to 911 indicated trouble at the home.
Reports from neighbors who declined to be indentified indicated that Parker “was threatening to hurt himself.”
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson spoke with Parker. “He is receiving medical attention, and is under the care of his physician.” Wilson said at the scene after Parker left.
Parker was fired from his job Friday because of explosive devices found by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in his work locker during a search last week. That search was part of the investigation into the disappearance of Parker’s estranged wife Theresa, who was last seen March 21.
Although GBI has named Sam Parker as a “person of interest” and has questioned him extensively, LaFayette Director of Public Safety Tommy Freeman said his firing is in no way connected to the investigation of his wife’s disappearance.
Sheriff Wilson arrived at Parker’s home after authorities had blocked off on Cordell Avenue in anticipation of a potential standoff and the need for medical personnel. Wilson declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the 911 call or by whom it was placed.
Wilson said he summoned Parker’s sister Carolyn Wooten to the scene as well as Parker’s personal physician. “She went inside the house and then she and Sam came out and spoke with us in the driveway.”
Wilson said that Parker was very despondent. “He communicated to me that it had been a very bad day – he had lost his job, investigators have been coming down hard on him and he didn’t know where his wife was.”
Wilson characterized the situation as “a good ending to what could have been a tragic evening.”
“When we responded here we certainly didn’t know what the outcome would be,” the sheriff said. “I’ve known Sam for 27 years, and I’m happy to report that we were able to defuse a very tense moment.”
The sheriff said that he was the only law enforcement officer up at the house during the situation, and that there were no threats made or weapons brandished against anyone else. The sheriff said Parker did have a few firearms present. The sheriff declined to elaborate further as to Parker’s mental state or where he is being treated.
Originally appeared in Walker County Messenger, 04/14/2007
Former LaFayette police Sgt. Sam Parker was escorted by his personal physician from his home on Cordell Avenue late Friday night after a call to 911 indicated trouble at the home.
Reports from neighbors who declined to be indentified indicated that Parker “was threatening to hurt himself.”
Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson spoke with Parker. “He is receiving medical attention, and is under the care of his physician.” Wilson said at the scene after Parker left.
Parker was fired from his job Friday because of explosive devices found by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in his work locker during a search last week. That search was part of the investigation into the disappearance of Parker’s estranged wife Theresa, who was last seen March 21.
Although GBI has named Sam Parker as a “person of interest” and has questioned him extensively, LaFayette Director of Public Safety Tommy Freeman said his firing is in no way connected to the investigation of his wife’s disappearance.
Sheriff Wilson arrived at Parker’s home after authorities had blocked off on Cordell Avenue in anticipation of a potential standoff and the need for medical personnel. Wilson declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the 911 call or by whom it was placed.
Wilson said he summoned Parker’s sister Carolyn Wooten to the scene as well as Parker’s personal physician. “She went inside the house and then she and Sam came out and spoke with us in the driveway.”
Wilson said that Parker was very despondent. “He communicated to me that it had been a very bad day – he had lost his job, investigators have been coming down hard on him and he didn’t know where his wife was.”
Wilson characterized the situation as “a good ending to what could have been a tragic evening.”
“When we responded here we certainly didn’t know what the outcome would be,” the sheriff said. “I’ve known Sam for 27 years, and I’m happy to report that we were able to defuse a very tense moment.”
The sheriff said that he was the only law enforcement officer up at the house during the situation, and that there were no threats made or weapons brandished against anyone else. The sheriff said Parker did have a few firearms present. The sheriff declined to elaborate further as to Parker’s mental state or where he is being treated.