By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man wanted on a state parole warrant also was arrested on drug charges after an incident Monday morning in the central part of the city.
Officers were sent to the 800 block of E. Crawford at 9:25 a.m. Monday for the report of a man with a large knife in his back pocket walking in the street and acting evasive, Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning.
When they arrived, they found Justin I. Howard, 26, of Salina, who had an active arrest and detain state parole warrant. When Howard was taken into custody, police found him to be in possession of multiple knives and a bag of what was suspected to be methamphetamine, Hanus said.
Howard was booked into the Saline County Jail on the warrant and the following requested charges, according to the jail daily booking activity report.
●Possession of an opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant
●Use/possession of drug paraphernalia