JACKSON, MI - A 40-year-old Jackson man was found passed out in the Jackson County Fairgrounds after he allegedly broke into the fair's beer tent overnight and drank all he could plunder.

At 11:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, police responded to a report of a man found passed out in the grandstands of the Jackson County Fairground, Jackson Police Deputy Chief Elmer Hitt said.

Police discovered the man had, sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning, wandered into the fairground's beer tent area, found a locked cooler filled with beer, busted it open and proceeded to drink its contents unrestrained, Hitt said.

Police found the man asleep in the grandstands highly intoxicated. Testing the man at the scene, police discovered the man had a BAC of 0.33, Hitt said.

The man was transported to Henry Ford Allegiance Health for treatment and observation. He was not arrested, Hitt said.

The case has been forwarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office for review and possible charges.