A Ruston man was arrested for drug possession after his girlfriend died after an apparent methamphetamine overdose despite his lifesaving efforts.
Charles Harrison, 53, of Ruston, was arrested Wednesday at his Center Street apartment by Ruston Police and the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team.
Ruston Police responded to Harrison’s apartment about 8 p.m. Wednesday to find an unresponsive woman who had reportedly overdosed on methamphetamine. Harrison told officers he and the woman had been using meth and the prescription drug Adderall for sexual gratification. He was attempting lifesaving measures when officers arrived.
Due to the possible overdose death, the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team responded to the scene.
Harrison told a LPNET agent he left the apartment around 10:30 a. m. and returned around 4:30 p. m. with about ¼ gram of meth he had gotten in Ouachita Parish. He said the woman also had some meth of her own. They both consumed the meth through injections.
Harrison was booked for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Syringes and suspected meth were recovered at the scene.
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