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.
Just before 9:30a.m., officers were sent to the 800 block of E. Crawford 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 of Possession of an opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant and Use/possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the jail daily booking activity report.
Howard has previous convictions for theft, battery, assault and obstruction, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections.