Monday, November 14, 2011

Another veteran arrested for AWOL while getting help with PTSD

AWOL soldier arrested while seeking help for PTSD
Story Created: Nov 13, 2011 at 10:37 PM America/New_York

Loved ones immediately brought him to a hospital where he was deemed a danger to himself. For the next few weeks he shuffled between psychiatric facilities, while doctors tried to find him long-term treatment.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - The family of an Orlando soldier arrested for going "AWOL" is fighting to get him out of jail.

25-year-old Devon Ritchie was getting treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when he was arrested for not returning to his station.

Family says Ritchie was on emergency leave after his mother, Barbie Boynton, suffered a series of strokes.

He was due to return to his base in Alaska October 11th.

That day, Boynton got a frantic call from Ritchie's wife.
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