Anniston woman threatens to set herself and house on fire

Authorities in Anniston were called Thursday morning near 11 am to a home on Terry where they found a woman  upset, smashing potted-plants and other outdoor home decor. During waited to respond should they be needed. A crisis negotiation team was also at the church.
an initial attempt at calming her down, the woman allegedly poured gasoline on herself and throughout her house, telling police that she would ignite the fuel if anyone got near her. Meanwhile, a staging area was set up by police a couple blocks from the location at Golden Springs Baptist Church, where a couple of fire engine companies and EMS workers

Police enlisted the help of the woman's friends and neighbors to keep her from hurting herself. Around 1 p.m., the lady was taken into custody as she took out the trash and placed at the foot of a tree in her yard, where a fire captain and others spoke to her for around 20 minutes. She was observed by paramedics and eventually transported to the hospital for a mental evaluation.

After securing the scene, firefighters moved in with a motorized ventilation system and began extracting the flammable gas fumes from the home.