By Kim Minugh
kminugh@sacbee.com
A man who barricaded himself inside an Elk Grove residence this afternoon has been taken into custody, according to police.
The 39-year-old man is not under arrest and will be taken for a psychiatric evaluation, said police Officer Christopher Trim.
The incident began this afternoon after firefighters were called to the 8400 block of Guis Court to extinguish a car fire, Trim said. After putting out the flames, firefighters asked a police community service officer to come to the scene and request for a vehicle tow.
When the officer arrived and tried to make contact with the man at the home in front of which the burned car was parked, the man "was very loud, very abusive verbally" and "just not acting in the right state of mind," Trim said.
The man also had something in his hand that resembled a torch, Trim said.
The community service officer retreated from the front door and called for backup. The Special Weapons and Tactics team also was dispatched to the scene.
Trim said the man then began moving objects in front of the door in an apparent attempt to barricade the door.
After failed attempts to make contact with the man, police entered through the front door of the home and found the man sitting on a couch with a three-foot sword between his legs, Trim said.
Officers ordered the man to let go of the sword, and when he didn't they deployed two flash-bang devices and then a Taser. The man then was taken into custody, Trim said.
The fire department will investigate the car fire, Trim said.
Call The Bee's Kim Minugh, (916) 321-1038.
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