Police Report: Chandler Jones Got on His Knees for No Reason

Chandler Jones allegedly dropped to the ground for no reason when he went to the Foxborough Public Safety building for medical help, according to new documents released by the Foxborough Police Department and Town of Foxborough.

The documents, released around midday Thursday, shed light on the incident that resulted in Jones being transported to Norwood Hospital.

At 7:40 a.m. Sunday, officer David Foscaldo observed a shirtless black man wearing blue sweatpants scurry through the cruiser lot towards a police only entrance, according to a report from Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary. Without warning or provocation, the man, identified as Jones, abruptly got down on his knees and placed his hands behind his head.

“In a very hurried and haphazard-like fashion, I saw this man randomly scurry through a portion of the parking lot where our police cars are parked. This man suddenly made a ’b-line’ for our police station’s rear door. Without warning or provocation, this man got down on his knees, he interlocked his fingers, and placed his hands tightly on the back of his head,” Foscaldo wrote in his report.

Foscaldo added that Jones would hold the position for a second or two and it appeared as if he was trying to surrender.

“This man abruptly released his hands and he started to move slowly toward the ground. Honestly, it appeared as if he was actively praying or worshipping. At times the man would return to an upright position, this same movement/motion was repeated at least twice,” Foscaldo wrote.

When officers Lucas Drayton and Foscaldo made contact with Jones at the rear door, police asked him to identify himself. After doing so, Jones kept telling officers he was told to come to the police station, although he was unable to explain why he went to the back door.

When it became clear he was looking for assistance, Jones was escorted to the front lot where the ambulance was located. During his medical evaluation and interaction with police, Jones was described in the report as nervous but polite, respectful, and cooperative.

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After Jones remembered he left his keys at home, an officer went to his home to grab the keys. The officer noticed the smell of burnt marijuana in the house and notified fire paramedics.

Police Chief Ed O’Leary called the incident a “medical assist call” in his report.

During the incident, Jones did not break any laws or have any narcotics on him. Word of the request for medical attention came out Monday through a report from the Boston Herald.

Wednesday, Chris Gasper of the Boston Globe reported that the incident was a result of a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana.