Man held for mental evaluation in Friday's lockdown, gun threat at USF

Man held for mental evaluation in Friday's lockdown, gun threat at USF
Times Staff Writer
Posted: Jul 25, 2009 12:21 PM


A man who touched off a lockdown and manhunt Friday at the University of South Florida by telling a crisis center operator that he was carrying a gun on campus was detained early Saturday for mental evaluation, USF police said.

The man agreed to an interview at USF police headquarters and was held under the Baker Act. The law allows people to be taken for mental health examination if they show the potential for causing serious injury to themselves or others.
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