A Highgate man has been arrested for issuing threats that prompted a partial lockdown that was in place at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance's sites in Wallaceburg and Chatham.
The CKHA posted a note on social media at around 10:45 a.m. Thursday with a note on restrictions to the entrances of the hospitals, but those restrictions were lifted shortly after 12 p.m. Thursday.
Chatham-Kent police said they were called to investigate a threat that was received by the hospital at around 9:45 a.m. Thursday and quickly worked with the CKHA's security team to make sure everyone was safe.
Officers said they found the suspect, a 47-year-old Highgate man, at his home at around 11:45 a.m. Thursday and arrested him without incident.
He was taken to police headquarters and later released with a future court date.
Police also noted there is no ongoing threat to public safety.
