Man looking for place to sleep is arrested on active warrant

CRESTVIEW — A man found sleeping in bushes next to a fast-food restaurant was taken to jail after lawmen learned he had an active warrant for his arrest.

On Nov. 21 a Crestview police officer was called to the McDonalds on James Lee Boulevard after being told about a man passed out at the side of the business.

The officer found the man sleeping in a row of bushes next to the restaurant. The man said he knew he was trespassing but he wanted a place to sleep. He was charged with trespassing and taken to jail.

Later, officers learned he had an active trespass warrant for his arrest.

His court date is Dec. 18.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Man looking for place to sleep is arrested on active warrant