Wanted Columbus man arrested at Poplar Drive home

Columbus police officers arrested a man with six local warrants after he was found inside a Columbus home Wednesday evening. Lt. Matt Harris, department spokesman, says that at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 2700 block of Poplar Drive after receiving an anonymous tip about a man with several warrants being inside the home. Officers arrived and found 23-year-old Joshua K. Atkinson, of Columbus, inside the residence a short time later.

Atkinson’s warrants:

Bartholomew County Warrant: Battery with Bodily Injury
Bartholomew County Warrant: Violation of Probation
Bartholomew County Warrant: Unauthorized Entry of a Motor Vehicle
Bartholomew County Warrant: Resisting Law Enforcement
Bartholomew County Warrant: Possession of Marijuana
Bartholomew County Warrant: Battery with Bodily Injury