Two hospitals turned away Iraq veteran with PTSD

Jail struggles with mentally ill inmates
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2013
By MARIKA LEE
Logan Daily News Reporter

NELSONVILLE — On Sept. 24, 2012, Cole Miller went to two local mental health hospitals seeking treatment for what his mother thought to be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Both hospitals turned down the Iraq War veteran and Gallipolis resident. The hospitals said he did not pose a substantial risk of physical harm to himself or others, which is the legal requirement for civil commitment, according to Ohio law.

Grace Judy, Miller’s mother, said her son then went home and overdosed on prescription medication and police were called to his home on McCormick Road.

Judy said her son, 29, then fired random shots into the dark and hit Gallipolis Police Department Patrolman Jamie Bartels in the arm.

“[Miller] has had a lot of problems with his PTSD,” Judy said.
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