Police: Columbus woman arrested on felony drug charges after overdosing

COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — A Columbus woman was arrested on multiple felony drug charges Sunday following an overdose investigation, police say.

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation began at 6 a.m. when the Columbus Police Department was called to the 2200 block of Park Avenue after receiving a report of a suspected overdose.

Officers arrived to find 39-year-old Jessica Comstock unresponsive and administered her Narcan. She was taken to the hospital for treatment before being taken into custody.

39-year-old Jessica Comstock. (Provided Photo/Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office)

Police executed a search warrant of her home and found a “substantial quantity” of suspected fentanyl, along with additional illegal narcotics-related items and distribution tools.

Comstock is facing the following preliminary charges:

• Dealing in a narcotic drug, a top-level felony.
• Possession of a narcotic drug, a mid-level felony.
• Possess...