Overview
- After a short involuntary hospital hold for evaluation and detox, Chase was released without being transferred to the rehab plan supporters had arranged, according to advocates.
- Shaun Weiss says a crisis team later reassessed Chase on the street and still left him there, alleging he was smoking meth during the evaluation in freezing conditions.
- People reports the hold lasted about 36 hours, with Jacob Harris saying Chase was released overnight after being stabilized and cleaned up.
- Riverside police say officers regularly offer mental-health, substance-use and housing services, but that Chase has declined assistance and does not meet criteria for forced placement.
- Weiss and Harris say a rehab bed and a professional coach were ready, but treatment requires Chase’s voluntary agreement, and they are urging the public not to film him or give him money.