The Mexican group Patrulla Espiritual, linked to a Christian rehab center, has offered free help to former Nickelodeon actor Tyler Chase, who has been seen living on the streets of California due to his addiction. However, their methods, which include using physical force in cases of resistance, have drawn criticism. Chase has now entered a voluntary treatment center with support from friends and family.
Tyler Chase, known for his role in Nickelodeon's 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide,' has drawn public attention in recent weeks after videos showed him living on the streets in California, struggling with addictions. In response, Patrulla Espiritual, a group from Tijuana, Mexico, affiliated with the Christian rehab center 'Jireh,' made a public offer to take him for free treatment.
The group's leader, Jesús Ignacio Osuna Torres, known as 'Chiquilín,' posted a video on social media asking for help to locate Chase. 'Without so much chimichanga, the beauty dawns in Tijuana so he can receive treatment for an alcohol and drug consumption program,' he said. The Patrulla Espiritual mainly operates in Tijuana, Baja California, and Sinaloa, posting videos of rescues where they load addicted individuals into their vans for internment, sometimes using force if there's resistance. They also show success stories and cases of refusal.
'We know perfectly the treatment model to detoxify a person, based on their consumption, we know what it is, cleaning with fentanyl, right?' Chiquilín commented on Chase's case. However, Daniel Lee Curtis, Chase's co-star as 'Cookie,' responded in a video thanking the offer but highlighting differences between U.S. and Mexican health systems. 'Unfortunately, the United States and Mexico have very different ways of addressing mental health and addictions,' he noted. He added that Chase entered a short-term center and that long-term rehab must be his own decision, rejecting forced internment.
Chiquilín replied defending the use of force: 'If I lived in the United States, I would have died from consumption,' based on his personal experience. Days earlier, Curtis paid for a hotel for Chase amid pre-Christmas rain, but it didn't work out. Finally, with Chase's father, Shaun Weiss, and influencer Jacob Harris, they got him hospitalized. Harris updated: 'Tylor is receiving medical attention, to get healthy, to get better and on the path to rehabilitation.' He assured he's in good hands and off the streets, asking against donations for now.
