Woman caught with heroin in Piedmont Medical bathroom, police say

A Fort Mill woman is accused of using heroin in a bathroom at Piedmont Medical Center.

An informant called police Wednesday after learning Doreen Johnson, 50, was in the hospital restroom with a belt around her arm, according to a Rock Hill Police report.

Johnson admitted to police she was using drugs, but denied it was heroin. The officer found a used syringe in the restroom with blood and what appeared to be heroin, the report states.

Johnson was charged with heroin possession.

The syringe was placed into evidence.

This story was originally published April 2, 2015 at 9:59 AM with the headline "Woman caught with heroin in Piedmont Medical bathroom, police say."