Arrest after man found unconscious in restaurant bathroom

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – Police in Richmond arrested a man on assault charges after they say he was found unconscious with a syringe in his arm in the bathroom of a Fazoli’s restaurant.

According to officers, restaurant personnel found 24-year-old Brandon Strunck passed out in the bathroom just before 8:30 p.m. on Monday.  When they arrived, they say EMS workers were evaluating the man.  Officers say during his medical evaluation, Strunck woke up and began brandishing the syringe like a weapon.   The first responders were able to get the syringe away from Strunck, but he continued to resist arrest, even elbowing an officer in the face.

Officers say they were eventually able to subdue Strunck and take him into custody.

He was taken to the Madison Co. Detention Center on assault and public intoxication charges, among others.