PTSD Vietnam Veteran In Jail Instead of Treatment?

Veteran With PTSD Jailed Twice In 2 Days: Family Says He Needs Help, Not Jail
WHO 13 News Iowa
BY AARON BRILBECK
JULY 23, 2015

The family says they recently tried to have Schutty committed, but because of a lack of mental health options in Iowa they have been turned away time and time again. They say he doesn’t belong in a jail cell.

NEWTON, Iowa — 68-year old John Schutty of Newton was arrested twice in two days on assault and weapons charges. The first time, Tuesday, police say he chased a woman in his Hummer along Highway Six and forced her into this parking lot.

When police arrived he told them that, as a Vietnam vet he was obligated “Take care of drug dealers” and that “There are people who kill for money and people who kill for fun, but a ranger does both and that’s what he is.”

Despite the threat, Schutty was released from jail, and the very next day showed up at a Git N Go gas station; and he was armed. “They had problems with the prepay and my employee went out to help him.” manager Misty Wooters said, “And he noticed the gun on the bumper with the safety off.”

Schutty, according to police, then went inside. “The guy threatened to shoot people.” Wooters said,”It was a disaster.”

Schutty is in jail, but his family says that’s not where he belongs. They say Schutty is a Vietnam Veteran who struggles with PTSD. He’s been treated for the disorder, but as he gets older, they say, his demons get stronger.
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