Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that a Carmel man was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation after exhibiting violent behavior.

On February 19, 2017 at 12:26 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Eric Hayes responded to a report of an emotionally disturbed person at a Carmel group home. The program director at that location reported that the 27-year-old male had been behaving violently and requested that he be taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation.

The deputy took the man into custody under the Mental Hygiene Law after determining that the man potentially posed a threat to himself or others. Consequently, the man was transported to Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel for a mental health evaluation.