Jill Woodworth

In this episode, precipitated by a Facebook post which caught the attention of many, titled, "When Law Enforcement Meets Autism", Ricardo A. Gomez shared the events occurring in relation to his son Ryan, a young adult with autism, who was with a direct support worker at a local park recently. Said event escalated into PC245, assault with a deadly weapon. Ricardo starts off giving some background on becoming a Law Enforcement Officer in California as well some history of his son Ryan, who received a diagnosis of Autism at age 3. From here, he narrates the events that occurred on August 16 when his son was at a local park with a job coach a 911 came in as a level one PC245, assault with a deadly weapon. Based on the call and the information provided by dispatch, the deputies believed they were going to encounter a mentally unstable adult attacking a family with rocks due to a misunderstanding of Ryan's behavior. Ricardo calmly outlines the timeline from the perspective of a parent receiving a call from his w