Police: Man uses drugs in medical facility restroom

A Middletown man told police he used heroin while in a bathroom of a Middletown medical facility Monday afternoon.

Brandon Perdue, 21, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and he was transported to Atrium Medical Center for evaluation, according to the police report.

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Around noon on Monday, police responded to Centerpoint Health, 231 N. Breiel Blvd., on a report that a man may be using drugs in the bathroom. After Perdue left the bathroom, medical staff said they smelled a “strange odor” believed to be narcotics, the report said.

When police arrived, Perdue allegedly was back in the restroom. When police knocked on the door, they heard the toilet flushing and water running, and Perdue would not open the door.

Police unlocked the door and placed Perdue in handcuffs. He had blood on his hands, and he was “clearly under the influence” of a narcotic, the report said.

Police found tape and Band-Aids on Perdue, the report said. Perdue was there with the mother of their two children, the report said.

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