Bowling Green Police Division responded to a report of a man waving a knife around in the area of North College and Frazee avenues, Tuesday around 9:30 a.m.
The man, a 29-year-old BGSU student, was taken to Wood County Hospital. He was evaluated by Unison, which determined that placement should be found for him in a Veterans Administration facility.
According to the police report, officers were familiar with the man due to recent interactions with him.
On Tuesday, a parent came into the daycare facility across the street from where the man lives to report that he was waving around a knife on the stairs of his apartment building on Frazee. A daycare employee called police after seeing the man holding a 10-12-inch knife, waving it in the air and stabbing it into the stairs.
The man reportedly told an officer that he was engaging in “sword play” to promote his barbecue business.
BGSU Police also responded to the scene, and reported to BGPD that the university was conducting a threat assessment on the man. A police report from Tiffin showed that he had been arrested in that city on Sunday for persistent disorderly conduct. Tiffin police reportedly located several guns, knives and handcuffs in his vehicle.
