Amador County – The Ione Police Department announced that Ione Homecoming appeared to be a success with no major law enforcement issues over Homecoming Weekend, but reported a few arrests unrelated to weekend events.

Ione Police Sergeant Rocky L. Harpham, who took over as IPD acting police chief on Tuesday, May 22, released details of the Homecoming weekend incidents. At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 11, a traffic stop based on suspicious behavior led to the arrest of Donald Ghostone, 35, of Stockton and Little Rock, Arkansas. Ghostone was a fugitive from Arkansas with four felony warrants and was booked into Amador County Jail to await extradition.

At 1:45 a.m. Saturday, May 13 Ione Officers recognized Paul Leroy Williams, 48, of Ione as passenger of a vehicle on a traffic stop near Chevron on Preston Avenue. Williams had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear. During a search of Williams, officers located suspected methamphetamine. Williams was booked into County Jail on his warrant and possession of a controlled substance.

At bout 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 14, Harpham said the on duty Ione officer saw a subject riding his bicycle erratically on South Sacramento Street, in and out of traffic causing a safety hazard for himself and motorists. The Officer conducting the stop recognized the subject as Brian Wright, 43, of Ione. Wright was in possession of a weapon that was a violation of his terms of parole. Wright’s parole agent requested a parole hold and Wright was booked into County Jail, where remained he Tuesday.

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