Columbus, IN—A Columbus woman was arrested overnight after she was seen trespassing in a department store and later tore open a bag of drugs contaminating a Columbus Police Department patrol vehicle with fentanyl early Tuesday morning. CPD officers were dispatched to Walmart in regards to a woman acting suspiciously inside of the store.
The officers made contact with the woman, who was identified as Alexis R. Daniels, 20, of Columbus and confirmed that she had previously trespassed on the property. Daniels was placed under arrest and patted down for weapons and contraband prior to being transported to the Bartholomew County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail, officers observed a white substance on Daniels’ hands and in the floorboard beneath where she was seated. The white substance later tested positive as a mixture of heroin and fentanyl.
The CPD patrol car was quarantined and the interior was later cleaned by members of the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team and Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team.
Daniels was preliminarily arrested on allegations of Trespassing, Obstruction of Justice, and Possession of a Narcotic Drug.
