A 57-year-old Chicago man is undergoing a psychological evaluation after he allegedly told a Presence-Mercy Medical Center security guard that he had a bomb in a backpack on Thursday evening.

The Kane County Bomb Squad was called to the Aurora hospital but personnel found no explosives found inside the bag, according to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli.

Other unspecified charges are also pending against the unidentified man.

The incident began around 8:25 a.m. in the Emergency Room of the hospital, Ferrelli said.

“Due to statements he made about being dissatisfied with the wait room times at the hospital and his level of intoxication, security did not believe the threat to be credible but still escorted him outside and contacted (police),” Ferrelli wrote in a statement.

The backpack was taken from the man and the Kane County Bomb Squad was called to the scene as a precaution. It was determined that no explosives were ever inside.

The incident lasted about an hour, according to Ferrelli.

In a media statement sent by Presence Mercy Medical Center, a spokesman said no one was put at risk during the incident.

“At no time during last night’s incident were our patients, visitors or associates at risk. Hospital protocols and procedures, designed to ensure the safety of hospital patients, visitors and associates, were successfully implemented. This incident is currently under investigation by the Aurora Police Department.”

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