The South Bend Tribune today has Part 3 of its 4-part story on the Republican nominee for St. Joseph County councilman in District D who reportedly was involuntarily commited to Madison Center and held for 13 days. Part 3 is headlined "Witnesses at hearing describe behavior of council candidate." A quote:
Melissa Gard, director of admissions for Madison Center, said during an interview that a petitioner for commitment must have current, firsthand information about the potential patient's behavior. Sometimes a person with a brief or casual relationship to the potential patient can do that, added John J. Twardos, Madison's chief operating officer. He used the example of a police officer who might pick up a person from the streets or elsewhere and conclude that he needs help.Posted by Marcia Oddi at June 22, 2004 08:30 AMThe next person to testify at Taylor's hearing was Vicki Black, who had heard Taylor ranting at the Dew Drop Inn. "He got up in front of the whole group and started speaking and just went on and on about running for election,'' Black said. She said he wasn't staying focused in his comments. Black said Taylor waved away another person but didn't hit anyone, "and he never made any threats.'' She thought he might be having a nervous breakdown. She seemed disturbed about what happened to Taylor later. She said she thought a person could be held for only 72 hours at a facility such as Madison Center.