Man awaiting questioning attempts suicide at Crawford County Sheriff's Office

(From the Crawford County Sheriff's Office)

On February 11, 2020 at approximately 0930 hours a male subject was found unconscious in Crawford County Sheriff’s Office lobby bathroom.

Immediate medical assessment and treatment of the subject was initiated, as well as notifying Crawford County EMS. 

Deputies on scene quickly determined that the subject had injuries that were self-inflicted. The male subject had a laceration to his neck, which was consistent with being cut. A single razor blade was located in the bathroom with the subject. 

Crawford County EMS was on scene within a minute of being paged. The subject was immediately transported to Girard Medical Center, last reports were the that subject was in stable condition.

The unnamed subject was in the Sheriff’s Office lobby awaiting to be interviewed by a Deputy regarding an ongoing criminal investigation. He was one of two being interviewed and was awaiting his turn. 

When the Deputy went to get him for the interview, he could not be found. The Deputy eventually found him in the bathroom unconscious. After reviewing video footage of the lobby, it was determined that he had been in the bathroom for approximately 30 minutes before he was found.

The Sheriff’s Office lobby will be temporarily closed until cleanup specialists can respond and properly clean up the scene.