Hostage situation Monday at Redfield hospital
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REDFIELD — On Monday, June 25th, at 8:30 a.m., Mathew Mathern entered the Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield with his 10-year- old son and a loaded hand gun following a high-speed chase by Spink County law enforcement that reached 125 miles per hour.
Spink County Deputy Jenna Appel was one of the first deputies on the scene.
“… At about a quarter to seven we got a call about an agitated individual that came into the hospital upset. Once law enforcement was called, he left the scene and we began looking for him at about a quarter to eight,” Appel said. “I came in contact with him on the street in Redfield. I gave him some commands to stop and come speak with me and that is when he got back into his vehicle and a pursuit started.”
The pursuit ended at the hospital where Mathers proceeded to barricade himself inside with the child.
After Spink County deputies anticipated where Mathern was headed and called CMH in advance, the hospital went on lockdown immediately. Six patients were in the hospital at the time of the call, along with 35 to 40 staff members. All CMH staff and patients were evacuated and reported to be safe and accounted for.
PHOTOS BY PARRY STERNER/REDFIELD PRESS
Authorities were called to Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield Monday morning when a man held his 10-year-old son hostage following a high-speed chase.
Next, Mathew Mathern is taken into custody at the scene.