Man accused of firing gun and biting Columbus police officer while overdosing

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus police officer responding to a reported shooting was bitten while trying to handcuff the suspect, court documents show.

Officers were sent Wednesday to reports of shots fired at the Windmiller Pointe apartment complex on the South Side. Police said a man was shooting a gun in the rear of the complex, by the Scioto River, and then was seen leaving on a four-wheeler.

The suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Kaden Adams, was found on the vehicle and detained. While making their way to the police cruiser, the officer called a Columbus Division of Fire medic to treat Adams for a suspected drug overdose.

Court documents say Adams was given naloxone, commonly used as a life-saving measure for an opioid overdose, and taken to a hospital for treatment.

But on the way to the hospital, Adams reportedly became agitated and swung his hand at a medic in the transport vehicle. As the officer was handcuffing Adams to the cot, Adams allegedly bit the officer, breaking through a glove and injuring their finger.

Currently charged with assault on a peace officer and harassment by an inmate, Adams was taken to Franklin County Jail and issued a $2,500 bond in municipal court on Friday morning. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 17.

Adams has prior convictions in common pleas court after pleading guilty to theft, receiving stolen property, breaking and entering, and having weapons under disability in 2020, receiving stolen property in 2021, and domestic violence in 2023. As well, he has been previously charged out of municipal court for drug possession, domestic violence, theft, and fleeing/eluding an officer.