A 31-year-old man was taken into custody after a recent incident in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg Police were dispatched to 506 N. Pine Street to investigate a report of a man standing on the fire escape of the business with, what the caller described as, an incendiary device. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with the man who was standing on the top platform of the fire escape of the building. The man refused to come down to speak with officers and had a gas can, which had a paper towel protruding from the pour spout. Officers immediately evacuated the area and negotiators began efforts to talk the man into coming down from the platform.

After approximately one hour of negotiations, the man came down the fire escape without incident and was taken into custody. He was transported to the police department, where he underwent a mental health evaluation.