(Michigan City, IN) - A man twice found unconscious outside Walmart in Michigan City is still behind bars.  The 30 year old man is charged in La Porte Superior Court 4 with inhaling toxic vapors, a Class C misdemeanor.

 

According to court documents, the man on two separate occasions Monday was found unconscious in a vehicle in the same Walmart parking lot.  He allegedly inhaled the toxic gases inside a can of compressed air.  Then hours later, fumes from a container of brake fluid.

 

Police officer Mike Kellems of La Porte said people breathe in such poisons to achieve a high, but due to changes that occur in the brain from exposure and possibly other organs the vapors can result in unconsciousness and even death.  Kellems said he’s not sure if the ingredients in the vapors are addictive, but the high achieved from them can be from users wanting to experience again such a sense of euphoria.

 

“That’s the part that’s addictive,” he said.

 

Dustin Neuliep, who's from the Valparaiso area, was still being held on $305 bond.  He could face an up to 60 day jail sentence and maximum $500 fine.