NEWTON – A Des Moines man is behind bars after authorities seized illegal drugs from his possession on a warrant last week.

According to court records, last Tuesday, 32-year-old Aaron Daniel Reeves was arrested in downtown Newton on a warrant after first attempting to flee from officers of the Newton Police Department. Police say that Reeves discarded a backpack as he was running from officers and that they found 52.3 grams of marijuana and 2.3 grams of methamphetamine in the backpack, as well as a scale and other drug paraphernalia.

Reeves is now facing multiple felony charges for the incident, including Possession of a Controlled Substance – 3rd or Subsequent Offense, and Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp.