A wanted Columbus man is behind bars after police spotted him walking near 11th Street and Franklin Street on Friday afternoon. Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says that at approximately 2:45 p.m., Sgt. Oscar Olmeda spotted 42-year-old William C. Cox. Harris says that Cox had a felony warrant for his arrest. After Cox was taken into custody, officers reported finding a syringe and a stolen debit card in his possession.

Cox is facing preliminary charges of Possession of Stolen Property and Possession of a Syringe. The warrant was for Failure to Appear on original charges: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Theft of a Firearm, Theft and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm with a Prior Domestic Violence Conviction.