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  Naked Man with a Baby Prompts 911 Call web posted February 6, 2013 10:15 pm MERRIWETHER – A Merriwether couple called 911 around 7 pm Wednesday after their dog started barking and they looked out and saw a naked man with a toddler. The man was screaming as he used a water hose to douse the baby and removed her red shirt leaving the baby naked. Edgefield County Sheriff's Deputies raced to the scene as additional reports came in of the man trying to get inside the home through a glass door. The next report was the naked man had the baby in his arms and was rolling in the gravel driveway and then started walking towards Martintown Road. The first deputy arrived as the man had placed the baby on the side of the road and started walking eastbound. The naked man then continued walking and was almost struck by a motorist who pulled off the road. A second driver also stopped to help but the naked man vanished towards a fabrication shop nearby. The second driver said he thought the man had gone inside a truck parked at the shop. The passenger door was open and no one was inside. A short time later the naked man jumped from the bed of the truck screaming as if to attack. The driver with a flashlight blinded the man and began yelling orders to get on the ground which were refused. The man then turned around a started walking away with the two men following continuing to order the naked man to get on the ground and he would only reply "I just want to go home" and "you can shoot me in the back". The second deputy then pulled down to the second location and took control. He pulled his Tazer and gave the man several demands to get on the ground. The deputy then tazed the man and he went down, but still refused to obey orders and was tazed a second time before complying and was handcuffed. Edgefield County EMS was on scene and checked the baby and found no injuries. After wrapping the child in a warm blanket she was placed in the back seat of a patrol car with a female deputy, who purchased diapers for the baby, said to be about 18-months-old. EMS then began checking on the father. The man was placed in shackles and was transported to MCG for treatment of a possible overdose of "bath salts" and numerous cuts and scratches to his body. His identity was not released at the scene. The baby's mother was able to be contacted and met with deputies at Sportsman's Corner to be reunited with her child after deputies confirmed her identification. It is unknown what charges will be filed in the case, although felony child endangerment was mentioned. The man's red Jeep, that he stated he drove to the location, was never found. The owner of the truck at the shop said the man did go inside his truck where a large knife and a machete were laying on the seat. A gun was also locked in the glove box. "It's a good thing he didn't grab one of those knives," the owner said. "They probably would have shot him." Chances are, even if armed with a knife, the Tazer would have still been enough to disable the man, though lethal force would have probably been justified due to the man's irrational behavior. The couple said they were very upset about the situation and their two young daughters were "freaking out" over the situation. A deputy handed the two girls small teddy bears to help calm them down, which the parents greatly appreciated. OS020613 © Copyright 2012 - 2013 All material is property of
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