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Elzey failed a sobriety test, according to court records, and was placed under arrest. While the officer was completing paperwork, he noticed Elzey appeared to be unconscious and his eyes were rolling in the back of his head while sitting in the back of the cruiser.
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The officer began to give Elzey a dose of Narcan. He said he didn’t want it and wasn’t overdosing. Elzey’s speech was extremely slurred, the report said.
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Mad River Twp. Fire Department arrived and gave the suspect a dose of Narcan. He was transported to the Springfield Regional Medical Center, treated and then released back to police. He was then placed in the Fairborn jail.
Elzey also had active warrants in both Montgomery County and Fairborn. He appeared in Clark County Municipal Court on Monday and is currently in custody at the Greene County Jail.
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