OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska criminal defense attorney out on bail for drug charges was found unresponsive in an Omaha parking lot, authorities said.
Robb Gage, 44, of Omaha, was found slumped unconscious over the wheel of his vehicle in a Walgreen’s parking lot on Aug. 14, The Omaha World-Herald reported.
Taken to an area hospital, Gage later told police that he took two hydrocodone pills for a toothache, the newspaper reported. A judge this week ordered Gage to a halfway house and treatment, according to the World-Herald.
On bail after police say they found him with heroin, meth, cocaine and mushrooms, attorney Robb Gage was found slumped over the wheel of his car in a Walgreens parking lot the afternoon of Aug. 14.
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Gage was free on bail after police said they found him with heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and mushrooms earlier this year, the newspaper reported.
Gage went to the Betty Ford Center to work on his addictions. He returned to Omaha in early June and began working at an area restaurant, the World-Herald reported.
“It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be,” Gage told the newspaper.
Gage is awaiting trial for four counts of felony drug possession. He is accused of using the drugs with his roommate, John K. Cameron, of Omaha. Gage was representing Cameron of charges that he brought back heroin after taking a trip to Denver, according to the World-Herald.
Told that his latest experience scared many people in the Douglas County Courthouse who know him, Gage said, “I know. It scared me, too.”
Gage’s attorney, Greg Pivovar, said he is checking into options for treatment at Valley Hope rehabilitation center.
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