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SALT LAKE CITY -- A man who called police and then barricaded himself in his home had to be subdued with a Taser before he was taken into custody Monday.

About 10:30 a.m., a 41-year-old man called 911 and then immediately hung up. When emergency dispatchers called back, the man sounded out of breath, according to police, Dispatchers sent officers to the scene to find out what was happening.

When police arrived in the area of 800 South and West Temple, they found the man had a skewer and was inside a residence. Detectives said he was not cooperating with the officers.

"He was acting so bizarre, we were concerned for his safety," said Salt Lake Police Sgt. Shawn Josephson.

The man ended up barricading himself inside the house with a table, chairs and other furniture, which officers were able to easily push out of the way. There were indications that the man wanted police to shoot him, according to officers.

Instead, officers used a Taser to subdue the man and take him into custody, Josephson said.

The man was taken to the Salt Lake County Jail and booked for investigation of aggravated assault.

An officer was taken to a local hospital to be checked out after injuring an ankle while trying to arrest the man.

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