TIFFIN, Ohio — Tiffin police arrested a man and took him to a hospital after he brandished a machete and threatened to kill officers Wednesday evening.
Officers were called to the Adams Street home of the man, whom police did not name in a report released Wednesday night, shortly before 6 p.m.. The man's family had alerted authorities that they were concerned he was not taking his medication and had become paranoid and suicidal, according to the release from Police Chief David Pauly.
When officers arrived at the man's home, he brandished a machete and threatened to kill them if officers entered his residence, the release said.
For several hours police negotiators tried to talk with the man, who refused to leave his home and continued to threaten officers, police said. After some time, the man cut off contact and would not respond to police or leave his home, the release said.
Shortly after 7 p.m., members of the Black Swamp Emergency Services Unit made entry into the man's home and found him hunkered down in the bathroom, police said.
Officers took the man into custody. Though he was uninjured, officers took him to a local hospital for treatment because of other medical concerns, the release said.
No officers were injured in the incident, Pauly said.
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