A Hot Springs man was arrested on felony drug charges early Friday after police responded to reports of a man "acting crazy and flopping around" while partially clothed.
Brannon Beau Nixon, 38, who lists a Prospect Avenue address, was taken into custody at around 6:30 a.m. Friday and charged with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, each punishable by up to six years in jail, and a misdemeanor count of public intoxication.
Nixon, who remained in custody Monday, is set to appear in Garland County District Court on Sept. 25.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Hot Springs police responded to the 3100 block of Central Avenue in reference to a man "acting crazy and flopping around" in the parking lot.
Officers reportedly found Nixon walking around the parking lot clothed only in his underwear and moving "very sporadically."
Officers noted Nixon reportedly had red, bloodshot eyes, extremely small pupils and was unsteady on his feet. When officers asked him why he did not have pants on, he allegedly asserted, "I do have pants on." After he looked down, he then said, "I have no idea how they came off."
Nixon reportedly told officers he walked from Mazda Apartments and was waiting on a friend to give him a ride.
The affidavit said that, due to his level of impairment, Nixon was determined to be an annoyance to the shoppers and businesses in the area and was taken into custody for public intoxication.
As he was being placed into the patrol unit, he reportedly told officers, "take care of my guitar for me." Officers observed a guitar case on the ground about 20 feet away.
Officers searched the guitar case and reportedly discovered two spoons with residue and "scorch marks" and a package of capped needles in its front pocket. They also located a lighter in the area immediately around the case. Inside the case, they found several bandannas, and Nixon also had one tied around his neck. The affidavit noted that bandannas are often used as makeshift tourniquets.
Officers also located two used syringes, and noted on the report that they believed Nixon was injecting methamphetamine intravenously.
Local on 08/15/2017