Peachtree City

Police arrested a man Thursday who held five people at bay with a butcher

knife at the Ridgefield condominium complex.

Police said

Christopher Ferrante, 21, of Peachtree City threatened to kill the five

victims during a drug-fueled rage that ended after one of the victims

leaped off the balcony and went to call 911.

Ferrante told

officers he had taken some narcotics prior to the incident "that

messed me up," police said. Narcotics have a tendency to induce paranoia

and hallucinations, said Police Chief James Murray.

Ferrante was

charged with five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of kidnapping,

five counts of making terroristic threats and one count of possession

of methamphetamine.

Officers noticed

the condo was in disarray when they first entered the home, with holes

in the wall and overturned furniture, Murray said. By that time, Ferrante

had dropped the weapon and was unarmed, Murray added.

Ferrante struggled

with officers as they tried to arrest him, and one officer had to administer

pepper spray so they could get Ferrante under control, Murray said.

Two of the

victims were living at Ferrante's residence where the incident occurred,

according to warrants filed for his arrest.