Man trying to light gas pump arrested

Bloomington Police were dispatched to a gas station Monday night in reference to a man trying to set a gas nozzle on fire with a cigarette. Officer Brian Werner responded and arrested a 19-year-old man, who was then transported to Bloomington Hospital for a mental evaluation.\nPolice received the call at 11:13 p.m. of a problem at the Circle K at Grimes Lane and South Walnut Street. According to the police report, a witness said the man was removing a nozzle from the gas pump and holding a lit cigarette to the end of it. Before that, the witness said the man had been crawling around the inside of the convenience store on his hands and feet. He then left the store and allegedly attempted to get into people's cars before heading to the gas pump with his cigarette.\nWhen officers arrived at the scene, they found the man sitting cross-legged in the middle of Walnut Street and blocking traffic, according to the report. There, the man mumbled incoherently and refused to move.\nWhen officers began to take him into custody, the man started screaming and kicking and threatened to kill the officers, according to the report.