DOWNERS GROVE – A man barricaded himself inside a Downers Grove apartment after allegedly taking a Taser from a police officer, according to a Downers Grove Police Department news release.

The Downers Grove Police Department was called about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday to the 2400 block of Ogden Avenue to investigate a man who was acting irrationally and was reportedly blocking residents from entering the apartment building at that address, officials said.

The man struck the officer and a physical struggle began as the officer attempted to gain control of the individual, officials said.

The man disarmed the officer of his Taser during the struggle, then fled to his apartment and barricaded the door, police said. The FIAT SWAT Team was activated after several failed attempts to make contact with the man, according to police. Contact was eventually made by telephone with a 53-year-old man, who surrendered to police at 5:47 p.m., the release stated.

The man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for evaluation, and felony charges are pending, the release stated.