Man arrested after he was found passed out in his car, surrounded by fentanyl pills and a gun

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A man was taken into custody after police found him passed out, surrounded by drugs, money, and a handgun.

Wednesday at 1:15 a.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to a convenience store in the 1400 block of W. Colorado Ave. on reports of a "suspicious circumstance."

At the scene, police found a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle. CSPD said as when officers woke the man up, they noticed several items of "drug paraphernalia" inside the vehicle in plain view.

Police found the man had numerous previous felony convictions and detained him.

While searching his vehicle, CSPD said they found more than 100 fentanyl pills, over 1 oz. of methamphetamine, several hundred dollar bills, a loaded handgun, and several items of narcotic distribution paraphernalia and materials.

The man, identified as Kyle Biereichel, was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.