A 30-year-old man was arrested for openly using fentanyl, which was exposed to nearby civilians in the Chinatown-International District on Thursday.
At approximately 8:50 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers were patrolling on foot near 12th Avenue S. and S. Jackson Street, SPD announced.
Convicted felon arrested for exposing civilians to fentanyl
Officers witnessed a suspect using narcotics on the sidewalk and classified him as a “High Utilizer Initiative” offender — an individual responsible for a high volume of misdemeanor crimes.
The suspect was detained for questioning, and officers found a $1,000 warrant for his arrest…