Drug possession:
Jonathan Joshua Parra, 26, of the 1700 block of Valley View Road in Hollister, was arrested by the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, a misdemeanor; possession of a controlled substance, a felony; possession of a controlled substance for sale, a felony; and transportation of a controlled substance, a felony; after a vehicle code violation stop in the 600 block of Fourth Street in San Juan Bautista at 10:30pm Wednesday, deputies said. Parra was in possession of 2.45 grams of methamphetamine, deputies said. His passenger, Robert Velasquez Sandoval, 27, of the 1100 block of Central Avenue in Hollister, was also arrested by deputies on suspicion of possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, deputies said. Both men were in possession of methamphetamine pipes, deputies said.
All those named are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.