(Creston, Iowa) – A man from California was arrested on a warrant and drug charges Tuesday morning, in Creston. According to Creston Police, 35-year-old John Franklin Smith, III, of San Jose, CA, was arrested at around 10-a.m., the the Creston Amtrak Depot. Smith was taken into custody on a warrant from an outside agency. He was also charged with possession drug paraphernalia; intent to deliver marijuana; attached used drug tax stamp; and possession of a controlled substance. Smith was being held in the Union County jail on local charges, with bond set at $11,300. He was also being held without bond on the nationwide warrant out of California.

Creston Police report also, at around 1:42-a.m. Today (Wednesday), 26-year-old Monica Nicole Johnston, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. She was released from the scene of her traffic stop, on a promise to appear in court.