Everson Griffen full police report summary
this article clears up some of the misinformation that’s out there:
Everson Griffen is away from the Minnesota Vikings right now, as the veteran defensive end is currently having his mental health evaluated at a local hospital after a weekend of troubling incidents. On Saturday, authorities were called to the Hotel Ivy in Downtown Minneapolis, where Griffen was said to be causing a disturbance and threatened to shoot someone if he was not given access to his room. He was also laying down on the floor of the hotel lobby.
Now, more has come out with the police from Minnestrista, the city that Griffen and his family currently reside in. Police there released the full report of details from Griffen's weekend and what led to him having to step away from the team and seek treatment.
Here is the summary of the full police report filed by Minnetrista authorities:
- Authorities were called by Vikings director of security Kim Klawiter to check on the wife and kids of Griffen at their home, stating that the team was worried about Griffen and that he had not been acting himself lately. Klawiter stated things were so bad that the team had asked him to stay away from the game on Sunday to get his head straight. Griffen still showed up at the team's practice on Saturday and was sent away. Klawiter also informed the office that Griffen had to be removed from the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis for causing a disturbance and was headed back to his home.
- The officer went to the Griffen's home in Minnetrista, where he came in contact with the family's nanny, who informed him that Griffen's wife, Tiffany, had picked up and left with their children. The officer was able to make contact with Tiffany and she told him she wanted to meet at a different location, fearing that Everson may pull up into the driveway while they were speaking.
- Once Tiffany and the officer met at a location down the road, she informed him that Griffen had not been acting like himself lately. On Sept. 16, Griffen got up out of bed in the middle of the night and left, which she said is not all that uncommon as he has "demons" he is dealing with, but that he did not return home until Wednesday, Sept. 19. They argued upon his return and he left again, not returning to his home until the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22, when the first thing he said to his wife was "so, who died?" and that "I just want help." He then told his wife to leave, which she obliged but did not feel comfortable leaving him, so she snuck back into the house. Shortly before 12 p.m. CT, Griffen left his home for the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis, where he had been staying all week.
Let's also keep in mind that all of this could be a reaction from a medication. I had a family member who was going through a very hard time and depression. She sought medical help at the urging of my family. About two weeks later, there was a HUGE personality change in her. Paranoia, nervousness, panic attacks, seemingly would lose a sense of reality for short periods of time, even started physically cutting herself. Come to find out that she had been hearing voices urging her to harm herself for a couple of weeks. Because of fear, she didn't tell anyone. Once we found out, we got her into the hospital as fast as we could and they started working on changing the medication. 10 days later, that demon in her head was gone. This was the reaction from a common anti-depressant. It just didn't work for her and her brain chemistry. Maybe something like this happened to Griff? Not CTE, not brain damage, not a psych break or personality disorder. It could be a simple case of being on the wrong medication after trying to get help. As a side note, my family member is now in perfect health with no lingering affects and is a happy person.
@"AllBS" said: Let's also keep in mind that all of this could be a reaction from a medication. I had a family member who was going through a very hard time and depression. She sought medical help at the urging of my family. About two weeks later, there was a HUGE personality change in her. Paranoia, nervousness, panic attacks, seemingly would lose a sense of reality for short periods of time, even started physically cutting herself. Come to find out that she had been hearing voices urging her to harm herself for a couple of weeks. Because of fear, she didn't tell anyone. Once we found out, we got her into the hospital as fast as we could and they started working on changing the medication. 10 days later, that demon in her head was gone. This was the reaction from a common anti-depressant. It just didn't work for her and her brain chemistry. Maybe something like this happened to Griff? Not CTE, not brain damage, not a psych break or personality disorder. It could be a simple case of being on the wrong medication after trying to get help. As a side note, my family member is now in perfect health with no lingering affects and is a happy person.So true. Psych meds are not always the right answer and may make the situation worse.
@"BlackMagic7" said: I will say.. find the divorce aspect unsettling. The team was aware of him going through a divorce and believed his outbursts and behavior was related to going through it. It got bad enough to a point they were concerned enough to call the police to check on him and his family. His wife showed police text messages from him saying he wanted to leave her. ... then he ends up breaking in shirtless at Waynes house? With all of this stuff, I can't help but wonder if there was some kind of connection there or if maybe there was some heated stuff going on in the locker room? "God told him to..." ... glad Waynes and his fiance are ok...Griffen brought up being kicked out and missing the 'donut club' and reiterated he isn't crazy. He tried to show up to practice after the fact. Perhaps a few teammates got vocal about his behavior, Waynes being on, and he went to his house? Speculating there...
Can't say I condone his actions at home (which are vauge at this point), the hotel (threatening to shoot an employee, doesn't own a gun) or the actions the team has been dealing with (outbursts)... but I hope he gets help and that this isn't a CTE issue but a correctable, irrational mindset - a "breakdown," dealing with divorce and his rejection of those reaching out to help...
The divorce stuff is likely a result of the instability. Living with a person would be much more revealing than working with them. Griff tended to be excitable and chattering which would make masking the issues easy. Plus he is paid to be energetic and violent.
I just find it sad. hopefully the family can heal once he gets help.
@"greediron" said:@"BlackMagic7" said: I will say.. find the divorce aspect unsettling. The team was aware of him going through a divorce and believed his outbursts and behavior was related to going through it. It got bad enough to a point they were concerned enough to call the police to check on him and his family. His wife showed police text messages from him saying he wanted to leave her. ... then he ends up breaking in shirtless at Waynes house? With all of this stuff, I can't help but wonder if there was some kind of connection there or if maybe there was some heated stuff going on in the locker room? "God told him to..." ... glad Waynes and his fiance are ok...Griffen brought up being kicked out and missing the 'donut club' and reiterated he isn't crazy. He tried to show up to practice after the fact. Perhaps a few teammates got vocal about his behavior, Waynes being on, and he went to his house? Speculating there...
Can't say I condone his actions at home (which are vauge at this point), the hotel (threatening to shoot an employee, doesn't own a gun) or the actions the team has been dealing with (outbursts)... but I hope he gets help and that this isn't a CTE issue but a correctable, irrational mindset - a "breakdown," dealing with divorce and his rejection of those reaching out to help...
The divorce stuff is likely a result of the instability. Living with a person would be much more revealing than working with them. Griff tended to be excitable and chattering which would make masking the issues easy. Plus he is paid to be energetic and violent.I just find it sad. hopefully the family can heal once he gets help.
Yeah I don't view the divorce thing as an abandonment as much as her playing they same card as the team. Get help or don't come back. What else can you do if your life is in turmoil. Sad situation. I believe they can overcome this. Very rarely do people who need help get it by their own choice. The choice is almost always forced. Often because of a legal issue or in this case an ultimatum which is what the team did and maybe the wife. It was dang close to legal here that's for sure.
This sounds like schizophrenia. Thankfully they got him to a place where he can be helped before anything worse happened.
This is just so hard to read. I'm praying he can get the help he needs. Totally agree... This goes way beyond football. I hope there is a happy ending to this at some point for Eveson and his family.
Zim says he’s a good kid, & then I remember the young man is just 30, a whole lot of life yet to live...
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