People v. Meyers CA1/4

BACKGROUND

On September 15, 2012, Officer Peter Piersig, of the Napa Police Department, responded to a family disturbance call placed by appellant’s mother. When he arrived at the scene, Officer Piersig saw appellant in the driver’s seat of a parked truck in the driveway of the residence. In the course of speaking with Officer Piersig, appellant indicated that he had three handguns in the truck, as well as a stun gun in a pocket of his pants. Additional officers arrived at the scene, who waited outside with appellant. Officer Piersig went inside to talk with appellant’s mother, as well as two other people who were inside the house. Appellant’s mother and the other two individuals told Officer Piersig they were very concerned about appellant’s behavior. They were very concerned about his safety and the safety of other people. Appellant believed that people were following him and he talked about killing them. Officer Piersig then went back outside to talk to appellant. Appellant denied that he had any mental health issues. He refused to go voluntarily to the mental health facility with Officer Piersig. Suspecting that appellant posed a danger to himself and to others, Officer…