41-year-old Tina Silinsky passed out in front of the 2nd Avenue North apartment complex in the evening hours of August 31st. Officers were dispatched to assist medics with Silinsky. When the police arrived, Silinsky was sitting on the stretcher, refusing to go to the hospital. She was visibly intoxicated and had no phone or anyone to call to pick her up. Before officers arrived, the medics attempted to find Silinsky a ride home but could not. When officers asked her where she was staying, she gave them a Knoxville address. Initially, she agreed to leave with the medics. However, when they started loading her into the ambulance, she got off the stretcher and started walking away. Silinsky was deemed unable to care for herself and was taken into custody for public intoxication.
Tina Silinsky gets off stretcher & walks away after passing out in front of apartment complex
