A 32-year-old man dressed in only underwear and socks was taken into custody after deputies say he caused a disturbance at William Blount High School. It happened Tuesday morning.

The school resource officer heard about the disturbance at 8:40 a.m. and took the man into custody.

According to Blount County Schools spokeswoman Betsy Cunningham, the man got into the high school during morning drop off. Witnesses say he tried to open two outside doors, but couldn't get in.

Then he walked in through the entrance to the Career Technical Education wing at 8:32 a.m. A secretary asked if she could help him, and she says he seemed incoherent. That's when she asked him to leave.

The man walked down the hallway and the secretary called the school resource officer. The officer got there within a minute and apprehended the man at 8:36 a.m.

Witnesses reported the man walked into the building and tried to tear the fire alarm off the wall. They said he claimed there were "Smurfs" inside the device.

The man went to Blount Memorial Hospital for a mental evaluation. Cunningham says the man was never a direct threat to students, and the Sheriff's Office is continuing the investigation. Charges are pending.

Deputies say the man was never a threat to students and parents were notified.