Wanted man facing new drug charges after downtown arrest

Columbus police have arrested another wanted man on a bicycle downtown.

Officers noticed 36 year old Thomas E. Childers of Columbus near a home in the 1300 block of Lafayette Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and realized he was wanted on an outstanding Marion County warrant. During a search of his clothing, officers report finding a clear plastic bag containing heroin.

He was arrested on the outstanding warrant and on a new charge for possession of heroin.