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Vienna police take knife-wielding man in for evaluation

Individual agreed to drop weapon, was taken to local hospital
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Vienna police dispatched officers to Dominion Road and Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E., on May 15 at 10:23 p.m. after someone reported that a man allegedly was armed with a knife and attempting to harm himself.

After speaking with the officers, the man agreed to drop the weapon, and police took him into custody on an emergency-custody order.

Rescue personnel assessed the man and ensured he was uninjured before police transported him to an area hospital for evaluation and treatment.