SACO — Police said an Old Orchard Beach man was hospitalized for an attempted drug overdose after a robbery attempt.

Mark Cassette, 27, of 14 Wilson Drive, Old Orchard Beach, was arrested in relation to an attempted robbery Monday night, and police said he will be charged with the crime.

Police said a man armed with a knife attempted to rob the Saco Bay Variety Store at 216 Beach St. around 8 p.m. Monday, according to a statement from Deputy Chief Jeffrey Holland. The owner of the store told police that a man in a tan jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt and black knit cap, who was later identified as Cassette, entered the store with a knife and demanded money, according to Holland. The owner told police they refused and reached for a lead pipe, and the man turned and fled the store with the owner in pursuit, according to Holland.

Other witnesses observed a man of the same description get into a car parked across the street, Holland said. The car was described as a small, dark-colored compact type with Maine passenger car Chickadee registration plates.

As other officers were checking the area, a patrol officer met with an employee at the Quick Stop Store on the Ocean Park Road and saw a vehicle matching the description drive off headed into Old Orchard Beach. The officer followed the vehicle to 14 Wilson Drive in Old Orchard Beach and saw a man matching the description jump from the car and run into the home, according to Holland.

Old Orchard Beach Police and Saco officers surrounded the home, and over the next 90 minutes were able to make contact with a woman inside, according to Holland. An Old Orchard Beach negotiator was able to negotiate with the female to allow entry, at which point Cassette was arrested. Cassette had consumed an unknown quantity of drugs in an overdose attempt and was transported to Southern Maine Heath Care in Biddeford for treatment, Holland said.

Cassette did not receive any money from the business owner. He will be charged with Class A robbery, and bail will be set once he is released from the hospital, Holland said.