A 39-year-old transient from Modesto was arrested on a felony warrant during a July 23 check on homeless people hanging out in Independence Park in the 1600 block of Paramount Avenue.

At approximately 7:22 a.m., Ceres Police Officer Brian Chandler was assisting code enforcement in removing multiple individuals from the park and discovered that Nathaniel Turpitt had an outstanding felony warrant. He was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.