"Man with syringe arrested in hospital"

Maria Sprow; The Michigan Daily 3/27/03

Police arrested a man Monday afternoon for being in violation of a controlled substance after he was found in a University Hospital bathroom stall in need of medical attention. The man was found using a syringe containing an unknown substance. Overton said DPS is currently waiting on lab test results to name the substance contained in the syringe.

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