A man dressed in a clown suit was arrested at the downtown Waffle House early Tuesday morning after an employee called to complain he smoked methamphetamine at the restaurant's counter, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.

When responding to the complaint at about 4:40 a.m., a dispatcher provided a description of the suspect: a white male about 30 years old who had red hair and was wearing a clown suit, according to the report.

When officers arrived, they learned the suspect was in a locked restroom, and after the Waffle House employee unlocked the door officers encountered

25-year-old Jacob Worthington inside, according to the police report. When asked if he had any weapons, Worthington reportedly responded that he had a knife, which officers removed from one of his pockets.

Officers escorted Worthington out into the dining area where he admitted ownership of a bowl with residue that was on the counter which the employee said he had used to smoke meth, according to the report.

Worthington was then searched, and officers found LSD wrapped in foil and rolling papers, according to the report; his book bag contained a jar of mushrooms, a jar of pot, a digital scale and a gold keepsake box that held some more pot and an unidentified white powder.

Worthington was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute Schedule I and II narcotics, possession of Schedule I and II narcotics and possession of drug-related objects.

The red-headed suspect was said in the report to be a resident of Gainesville.

A 2009 Gainesville Times story featured Worthington, then a member of the U.S. Army's 310 Psychological Operations Company, who was home on leave from a deployment in Afghanistan.

Worthington on Thursday continued to be held at the Clarke County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $8,500.

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