Windsor Locks Police Take Man Suspected of Drug-Induced Violence into Custody

Windsor Locks police took a man suspected of being under the influence of PCP into custody Sunday afternoon after a neighbor reported he was acting out of control and “screaming gibberish” while pacing around shirtless in his backyard.

Police responded to a South Elm St. address at about 4:30 p.m. on April 19 and while there a resident told officers that “all hell broke loose. The male began yelling, banging the walls and tipping over his mattress. He sounded like a maniac. He sounded like a crazy person.”

Officers were led to a bedroom where they could hear the man banging and yelling unintelligibly. Officers opened the door and found the man pacing around his room.

Police said the man was completely naked and drenched in sweat and his appearance and behavior was consistent with being under the influence of PCP, also known as Angel Dust.

The man continued to rant and shook his head and said that he was trying to get something out of his head, according to police.

The man was in an agitated state and seemed paranoid but officers were able to deescalate the situation and secure the man for everyone’s safety.

Police took the man to the hospital for treatment, but he became violent again on the way and had to be restrained.

Police said that no one was injured by the man’s violent and unpredictable behavior in this incident.

The man was issued a misdemeanor summons for disorderly conduct with a court date of April 28.