Columbus police arrested a man on drug charges after a downtown fight yesterday.

Police say they were called to the fight at Ninth and Sycamore streets at 2:40 p.m. in the afternoon. One of the men involved in the fight, 22-year-old Nicholas M. Richey, allegedly tried to give a police a fake name, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the police department. But when they found out his real name, officers also discovered he was wanted on a warrant.

A search before taking him to jail allegedly revealed that he was carrying synthetic marijuana, Harris says.

In addition to the Bartholomew County warrant, Richey is now facing preliminary charges of identity deception and possession of a synthetic drug.