A nude man allegedly bit two Halton police officers on the arms after a breaking into a Milton residence on Wednesday.

Police were called to a home on Prince St. after a complaint that a naked intruder was trying to get in, shortly after 9:30 a.m.

The 25-year-old man, wearing only his socks, met the elderly female homeowner inside the front door. According to the homeowner, who gave him a housecoat to cover himself, the intruder was not aggressive, but seemed disoriented and confused. The homeowner was not injured or accosted in any way, and it is not clear why the man chose this residence or what he wanted from the homeowner.

Sgt. Brian Stapleton said the woman was not upset. “She took it all in stride,” he said.

A neighbour witnessed the nude man enter the house and called police. When the man left the house, he was calmly arrested and according to police, asked to go to the hospital.

Police report that at that time, the man allegedly disclosed to the officers that he was on drugs.

It was at the hospital that the man became aggressive, say police. Four police officers attempted to restrain the man as he jumped on a hospital gurney. The man allegedly responded by biting two of the officers.

Both received medical treatment for their injuries.

“Every situation’s different, so you have to deal with what you’re dealt,” said Stapleton, of handling unpredictable arrests.

The man has been admitted to the hospital for further observation and treatment.

Tyler Dale of Milton is charged with two counts of assaulting police officers and is scheduled to attend court on April 15.