A man is now behind bars after causing mayhem on the streets of Van Nuys, leading to a temporary lockdown of the local high school. According to CBS Los Angeles, the disruption kicked off early Thursday morning when the Los Angeles Police Department was called to a scene involving a shirtless man with a bat and bike chain at Gilmore Street and Kester Avenue.

LAPD officers arrived around 7:50 a.m. to find the man, who reportedly was striking vehicles with the items. Despite police orders, the man was not complying, and was seen in the center of the street holding the bat, with police working to apprehend him into custody safely.

The commotion prompted officials to place Van Nuys High School on lockdown, which was in close proximity to the disturbance. After roughly an hour of tension, the individual was taken into custody just shy of 8:50 a.m., as reported by CBS Los Angeles.

Simultaneously, an incident occurring at a home on Gilmore Street near Kester Avenue, where the aforementioned man was allegedly threatening police officers with a bat, led to his arrest. Following his apprehension, authorities had an ambulance called to evaluate the suspect, paramedics checked the suspect out, as detailed by FOX LA. It remains unclear what the motivations behind the man's actions were.

Fortunately, no injuries have been reported in connection with the incident. Additional details regarding the arrest or any potential charges have not yet been released to the public. With the suspect in custody, the brief lockdown at Van Nuys High School was lifted and regular activities resumed.