MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A man scheduled to be an umpire for a baseball game in Mooresville was arrested after being found unconscious with fentanyl in a park bathroom.
According to our partners at The Charlotte Observer, police in Mooresville found 32-year-old Austin Beaver unconscious in the bathroom at Mazeppa Park on Thursday. First responders administered Narcan to Beaver to revive him.
Police said officers found narcotics next to Beaver. He was charged with possession of fentanyl, possession of narcotics within 1,000 feet of a park, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A statement from the town of Mooresville said that Beaver was “scheduled to umpire for a group running a tournament” on Thursday. The statement didn’t say which group had organized the tournament.
Beaver was released on a $32,500 bond, according to the Observer.