RCMP had to use a Taser to subdue a Vernon man who was threatening to harm himself. The man later escaped from Vernon Jubilee Hospital and remains at large.Police spokesman Gord Molendyk says officers arrested 26 year old Shaylan Nardi under the Mental Health Act at a home on McLennan Road (BX area) Sunday morning.Officers made the arrest in order to take him to hospital for examination. Moldneyk told the media, "He's a very troubled individual. He was harming himself when EHS arrived, banging his head violently against a vehicle, so they are concened about his well being.
Molendyk says Nardi got away from hospital staff while in the emergency department Sunday night.The suspect is considered suicidal, but not specifically a threat to the public.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police.Molendyk stands by the officers use of a 'conductive energy weapon' saying the subject became combative and threatened police.
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