HOT SPRINGS -- Three possibly explosive devices were found in the apartment of a man suspected of overdosing on drugs early Thursday, police said.
Hot Springs police were called to 405 Alcorn St., Apartment C, to assist LifeNet in a reported drug overdose case at 12:44 a.m. Thursday, police said in a news release.
Officers found resident Joseph Dustin Daniels, 30, unresponsive on the floor and immediately began CPR, the release said. Hot Springs police officer Joey Williams said officers also administered Narcan, an opioid overdose treatment.
"Daniels did not respond to the aid" and was pronounced dead by the coroner, the release said.
During an ensuing investigation, police found three possible explosive devices in the residence, the release said.
The Arkansas State Police bomb squad was called to secure the devices and dispose of them, the release said.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services also was called in because there were children in the residence, Williams said.
Daniels, his wife and children had been living at the residence for about two months, Jerry Parnell, the owner of the residence and their landlord, told The Sentinel-Record on Thursday.
"He was a fine young man. Nice family. Always paid their rent on time. I never had a problem with them," Parnell said, noting that Daniels' death and the discovery of possible explosives was "a total surprise" to him and the other tenants in the building.
Metro on 06/11/2018