A 55-year-old Modesto man who had an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest was picked up by Ceres Police Officer Eric Souza on Tuesday morning, June 20.

At 11:27 a.m., Officer Souza was patrolling down an alleyway parallel to the 1300 block of Bystrum Road when he spotted Johnny Poston whom he was familiar with and knew had a warrant. Poston ran into a residence but was later arrested.

During a search of Poston, Officer Souza located drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center and during the booking process was found to be hiding suspected methamphetamine. Poston was booked for the warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, smuggling a controlled substance into jail and a probation violation.