OAKLAND, Calif. - Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement agencies descended on the Oakland International Airport early Tuesday morning at Terminal 1.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department said that a suicidal man with a knife was threatening to harm himself. Spokeswoman Tya Modeste said the man, in his 30s, passed a note to a SA mployee that said "Help me."He then pulled out a large knife and held it to his throat, she said.
He appeared to be in a severe mental health crisis, she said, and she described him as "highly agitated."Deputies and crisis negotiators were sent to speak with the man to get him help.Terminal 1 was evacuated beyond the checkpoint.Advertisement"At this point, if you're flying out of Terminal 1,.