Oak Harbor police arrested a man who barricaded himself in an assisted living home after threatening people with a box cutter following a fight over a scooter on Wednesday, according to court documents.

Stephen E. Collins, a 65-year-old Oak Harbor resident, appeared in Island County Superior Court via video from the jail on Thursday. Judge Christon Skinner found probable cause existed to believe Collins may have committed the crimes of harassment and carrying a weapon capable of bodily harm.

Deputy Prosecutor Michael Safstrom described Collins’ “extensive criminal history” spanning five states. He said Collins consistently faced charges from the early 1990s until 2018, including five active warrants. Most of the crimes involved substance abuse and disorderly conduct while brandishing a weapon, the prosecutor said.

Safstrom suggested that Collins be held in jail on $2,500 bail.

Collins’ attorney, Nicole Nelson, argued that he should be released because of his serious health and ambulatory problems, which she said make him unlikely to pose a threat to the community. An officer from the jail testified that Collins, who uses a walker at home, has to roll on the floor in the jail to move around; he also has difficulty showering by himself.

Nelson said Collins has serious lung problems in addition to the other health issues. She said he has been essentially evicted from the Summerhill Retirement Center, where he has been living because of his health problems. She said he may be able to move to a home in Everett.

Skinner released Collins on his personal recognizance.

On Jan. 8, Collins called 911 to report that “management” at the retirement center had been bullying him and took his scooter and threw it outside, according to an officer’s report on the incident. He said he was in his room and felt threatened.

The director of the facility also called police to report that Collins had threatened him and another employee with a box cutter. Collins allegedly said he would “climb over mountains” to slice them open if they touched his scooter again, the officer wrote. Collins went to his room and refused to come out.

The report states that Collins previously threatened another resident that he would go to his room and get a gun.

The report states that seven officers, including the police chief, responded to the call and set up security around the room while a search warrant was obtained, the report states. The officers made numerous attempts to contact Collins by phone, text and knocking on the door and windows, but he would not cooperate and shouted expletives. Collins allegedly told officers that they would have to shoot him and that his rights were being violated.

Finally, the officers obtained the search warrant and entered the room, arresting Collins without incident.