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Man arrested 20 times in one year

Updated: Thursday, 25 Oct 2012, 1:11 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 25 Oct 2012, 12:53 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ind. (The Republic) - Police in Columbus arrested a man for the 20th time this year on Tuesday, after they said he was wandering drunk downtown, 24-Hour News 8’s news partner, The Republic , reports.

Joseph L. Nichols, 46, was arrested on preliminary charges of public intoxication and resisting law enforcement Tuesday night. He’s been arrested 16 times for alcohol-related offenses and four other times this year for outstanding warrants.

Officers described Nichols as “extremely intoxicated” Tuesday night. Someone had called concerned he was breaking into cars in the 1100 block of California Street. Nichols told investigators he’d been drinking for two days straight.

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