BAY MINETTE — A Bay Minette Middle School teacher was arrested Friday when he fell asleep in class reportedly because he was under the influence.

Nicholas Taylor Pope was charged with public intoxication and illegal possession of prescription drugs, both misdemeanors.

The 25-year-old Foley resident is a special education teacher and assistant football coach.

According to a Bay Minette Police Department press release, Pope was "obviously intoxicated," and "under the influence of an unknown substance." Pope had reportedly fallen asleep in the classroom.

"Pope was found to be in possession of Suboxone, for which he had a legal prescription," the release stated. According to the report, Suboxone is a drug normally used to treat addiction to opiates.

Officers also discovered a plastic bag containing a green powdery substance and a plastic prescription bottle containing an unknown liquid. Both will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science to be analyzed.

Pope was arrested and taken to the Baldwin County Corrections Center where he is being held on a $1,100 bond. Other charges may be added when the drug analysis of the confiscated substances is complete.