Littering leads to early morning arrest on warrants

February 12, 2021February 15, 2021 John Clark

Clifford D Roberts. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

A man seen littering is under arrest after trying to flee from police in downtown Columbus early Friday morning.

According to Columbus police, officers on a foot patrol saw a man littering in the 1500 block of Chestnut Street at about 1 a.m. Friday morning. But after stopping him and asking for his ID, police say the man ran away.

Officers followed his foot prints in the snow an found him hiding behind a shed in the 1400 block of Sycamore Street. 37-year-old Clifford D. Roberts, of Columbus was arrested on a new charge of resisting law enforcement and for outstanding warrants in Bartholomew and Jennings counties.