TEXARKANA, Texas -The gun that a man carried into Wadley Regional Medical Center on Sunday night was not a firearm, according to police.
The gun, which was found Monday morning at Wadley, was described as a pellet gun, said Texarkana, Texas, Police Sgt. Kim Weaver.
The suspect, Donte Henderson, 24, has been arrested on charges of interference with public duties and false alarm or report of emergency, Weaver said. The false alarm charge stems from Henderson allegedly pulling an emergency alarm inside the hospital.
Police received the call about 8 p.m. Sunday of a man running into Wadley's emergency room with a gun. The hospital went into lockdown.
Henderson reportedly told people waiting in the emergency room that he was being chased before he continued to run through other areas of the hospital. TTPD officers arrested him a short time later.
A person allegedly chasing Henderson was never located, Weaver said.
Police swarmed the hospital and its parking lot after receiving the call but the suspect was apprehended before the SWAT team arrived, Weaver said.