CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was taken into custody Saturday morning after false claims of a hostage situation in the Ohio State Highway Patrol Circleville post parking lot. Sergeant Ryan Purpura with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said a large law enforcement response was called to an active incident in the OSHP Circleville post parking lot around 11:37 a.m. Saturday morning. A media release from Purpura states a suspect approached a trooper at the post and reported a person was being held at gunpoint inside a vehicle. Through investigation, troopers determined that there was no hostage situation and the vehicle in question was driven by the suspect who reported the incident. According to the release from OSHP, follow-up interviews confirmed the allegations were false. The suspect, Jeffrey Corby of Columbus, was taken into custody and charged with inducing panic according to Purpura. Corby is being held in Pickaway County jail as the incident remains under investigation. Purpura said the incident is contained and at no time was there any danger to the public and OSHP takes false reports seriously. U.S.-23 near the incident has now reopened.