Man found unresponsive in Iredell County park bathroom after allegedly using fentanyl

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) - A 32-year-old Iredell County man was found unresponsive in a bathroom at a park over the weekend after he overdosed.

Around 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, police found 32-year-old Austin Lynn Beaver unresponsive in the bathroom at Mazeppa Park on Mazeppa Road in Mooresville. Police used Narcan on Beaver and allegedly found narcotics next to him.

Mooresville police said after EMS cleared Beaver he was charged with possession of schedule II-controlled substance, possession of narcotics within 1,000 feet of a park, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Beaver was taken to the Iredell County Jail and booked on a $32,000 secured bond.

An arrest warrant said Beaver was in possession of fentanyl and allegedly used it when he was in the bathroom of the park while sports games were being played.

It was not immediately clear why Beaver was at the park.

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