Essex Man Dies After Fight with First Responders: Police

An Essex man who fought with first responders after they tried to emergency petition him over the weekend has died, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

Tawon Boyd, 21, of the unit block of Akin Circle, died Wednesday afternoon at a local hospital, where he has been since Sunday morning, police said.

Both the Baltimore County police and fire departments are investigating the incident, which started with screaming 911 calls and resulted in the hospitalization of Boyd and the injury of three first responders.

Officers came to a residence where Boyd and his girlfriend had been arguing on Akin Circle after receiving 911 calls in which the two could be heard screaming at 3:09 a.m. on Sunday; when police arrived, the two were yelling, and the woman reportedly told law enforcement that Boyd was on alcohol and drugs.

Boyd was sweating heavily and seemed paranoid and confused, according to police.

After officers tried to calm him down, police said that Boyd ran to several marked police cars and tried to get in, and started banging on the doors of his neighbors.

When police decided that Boyd should be taken to a hospital for an emergency evaluation, he did not follow their orders and got into a physical struggle with them, according to officials.

During the encounter, officials called for medical assistance, which arrived at 3:30 a.m.

Three officers had injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Authorities said Boyd was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.