WOODSTOCK – A Cary man who police said tried to bring a hatchet into the McHenry County Courthouse on Thursday was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock for an evaluation.

Dustin M. Mancill, 23, entered the courthouse through the west doors about 8:30 a.m., and, in accordance with standard procedure, was told by a security officer to remove items from his pockets and take off his coat to be scanned by an X-ray machine.

As Mancill took off his coat, the officer saw the hatchet –  which measured about 15 inches from the top to the bottom of the handle – tucked into the front of Mancill’s pants along the belt line, Court Security Chief Marv Fell said.