ELKHART, Ind. -- A 38-year-old man is in custody as a local hospital after running from Elkhart police Tuesday morning following a report of a suspicious man looking in the windows of Beardsley Elementary School.

The Elkhart Police Department reports a 911 call came in around 8:49 a.m. about a man jumping the perimeter fence as the school before looking in windows.

Officers responded to the scene and attempted to speak with the man, who subsequently fled on foot.

During the pursuit, police say the man jumped into the St. Joseph River where he then hid under a boat.

Police gave the man several verbal commands to exit the river before they used pepper balls to get him to comply.

Police then pulled the suspect from the river at which point authorities say he continued to resist them.

The suspect was evaluated by medics on scene before being taken to the hospital for medical clearance. As of 11 a.m., Tuesday, the man is still in custody at the hospital.

He's in custody for preliminary charges in connection with this incident.

Police say the suspect’s name will be released if and when an Elkhart County judicial officer finds probable cause for this arrest. No other injuries were reported in this incident.

Beardsley was on lockdown during the incident and police say the man never entered the school.

Officers did make a secondary sweep of the school area and found no weapons or anything of immediate safety concern.

EPD believes there to be no further threat to the public.