DENTON, Texas — Denton police say a man barricaded himself inside an emergency room Thursday evening at Texas Health Presbyterian Denton, causing significant property damage before being taken into custody.

Around 5 p.m., officers responded to the hospital, located in the 3000 block of I-35, after staff reported that a naked man had barricaded himself in an ER room and was damaging medical equipment, according to a news release.

While waiting for backup, police confirmed that the man, later identified as 34-year-old Santiago Molina, had an active warrant for possession of dangerous drugs out of Denton County. Witnesses said Molina blocked the door with a chair and continued throwing medical equipment at the walls and door.

Officers were eventually able to push the door open, finding M

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