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Man gets violent after reportedly drinking hairspray

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A man threatened deputies after allegedly drinking hairspray.

On June 2, around 5:45 pm, McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to 50 Taos Rd. in Mentmore in reference to a woman who had called dispatch about a man being disorderly.

When he met with the caller, the female victim explained that Patrick Brown was still in the house, and that he’d been cursing at her all day, and he even stole her hairspray and ingested the substance.

The woman said that Brown, 42, had come out of his room and grabbed the hair product. When she asked for it back, he began cursing at her and told her to get out of his way.

According to Davis’s report, Brown told the woman ‘I’m not using the [hairspray], I’m going to drink it, make my own cocktail-monkey juice.” He then allegedly went back into the room and slammed the door.

The woman told Davis that she had tried to get a restraining order against Brown, but the court reportedly told her that her paperwork wouldn’t be reviewed until July. She explained that she wanted Brown out of the house.

Davis found Brown in his bedroom, and according to the report, he appeared to be drunk and possibly intoxicated off another substance. Brown was laying on his bed with a kitchen knife in his hand. He didn’t threaten Davis, but told him not to come in. He would not answer the deputy’s questions.

While Davis stepped out to confer with other police officers outside, Brown locked the front door to the house. Sgt. Garylle James was able to get a key to the house from the victim.

When the deputies regained entry, they found Brown lying on the living room sofa still holding the knife. He told the officers that if they came near him, he would stab them, and he refused to put the knife down. When asked if he felt like hurting himself, Brown responded by saying he would hurt the deputies.

The deputies then rushed Brown, but he refused to be handcuffed. Officers were able to get the knife away from Brown, and they eventually placed handcuffs on him.

Davis transported Brown to the McKinley County Sheriff’s Department, where he refused to answer questions. Brown was charged with a restraining order violation and aggravated assault upon a peace officer. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 22.

Staff Reports