Overdose leads to arrest on drugs, weapons charges

Columbus police saved a man’s life from a drug overdose, then took him to jail on drug and weapons charges.

The incident happened Monday night starting at about 11 p.m., when officers were called to the 3200 block of Nicholas Lane about a possible overdose. 30-year-old Clinton J. Mings of Columbus was found unconscious inside a bathroom. After four rounds of Narcan, Mings finally regained consciousness.

During the rescue, police noticed drugs and paraphernalia inside the apartment. After getting a search warrant, they discovered methamphetamine and heroin alongwith drug paraphernalia including digital scales and two firearms.

Mings was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment and after his release was arrested on preliminary charges of dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia; being a felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a domestic batterer, and invasion of privacy.