Man suspected of meth binge arrested after being found on roof of Costa Mesa business

A man arrested after being found on the roof of a Costa Mesa business may have been on a methamphetamine binge, according to authorities.

Officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to Road Runner Sports in the 1800 block of Newport Boulevard, where they found a man on the roof, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Mike Manson said.

The man was uncooperative and incoherent as officers tried to communicate with him, Manson said.

Police said the man eventually told them he had been using meth for the past nine days and had just had a bad batch of the drug.

After about a half-hour, police asked firefighters for help, and crews used a ladder truck to get the man down, Manson said. Paramedics took him to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach for treatment, authorities said.

Police arrested the man on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and trespassing.

Manson identified the suspect as Joseph Kaltz, a 46-year-old transient.