Kentucky man accused of neglect after restaurant incident

A Kentucky man is facing child neglect and drug possession charges after he was arrested at a Columbus restaurant Tuesday night.

Police were called to the restaurant in the 2200 block of Jonathan Moore Pike at about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday after witnesses say a man spent about 45 minutes in the bathroom with a crying infant.

Columbus police report that they found 28-year-old Joshua C. Edwards of Simpsonville, Kentucky in a vehicle in the parking lot. He appeared intoxicated and at first didn’t recognize that police were on the scene as officers tried to communicate with him. After waking him up, police allegedly found he was carrying heroin and was caught reaching for a syringe. He was taken into custody and the small child was released to a family member.