LANCASTER COUNTY – Police in Lancaster County took a man with a gun into custody after being called to the area of Junction Road in Penn Township on Sunday around 8:50 a.m. The man threatened to harm himself and was armed with a rifle and several live rounds of ammunition. The subject fled a residence when police were summoned for assistance and entered into a large agricultural area with mature corn crops to hide from authorities. A perimeter was established and ultimately the subject was located via technical means by utilization of an unmanned aerial vehicle. He was taken into custody around 11:35 a.m. in a field on Auction Road adjacent to the Manheim Auto Auction. The man was not hurt and transported to a hospital for further evaluation. The rifle was recovered from the field and is being maintained as evidence. Criminal charges are pending.
