Police in Clarinda arrested an Appanoose County man early this (Friday) morning, on drug charges. Officials say at around 2:20-a.m., 48-year old James Edward Logston Jr., of Cincinnati, Iowa, was taken into custody following a traffic stop. He faces a felony possession of a controlled substance charge, with the substance believed to be marijuana, and, possession of equipment and paraphernalia used for the ingestion of illicit substances.

Logston Jr. was being held in the Page County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond, pending an initial appearance before a Magistrate.