In a tweet, Orlando Police said that as authorities attempted to arrest the man Saturday at Orlando International Airport, he reached into his pocket, prompting "unknown persons" nearby to yell that he had a gun.
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Police said panic ensued, though there was no gun.
Sgt. Eduardo Bernal told the Orlando Sentinel the 37-year-old man was detained under a Florida law that allows for people to be involuntarily committed if deemed dangerous.
Charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence are pending.
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Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell said screenings temporarily stopped at the checkpoint for gates one through 59.
Panic also ensued Feb. 2 when a Transportation Security Administration officer jumped to his death inside the airport.
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