Man with warrant out of Stanislaus County caught with drugs in Auburn motel room

“On January 13th, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a Placer County Sheriff’s deputy patrolling in the area of Motel 6 in Auburn learned of a motel guest with an outstanding felony warrant out of Stanislaus County.

The guest was identified as 44-year old William Holder, of Ceres. The deputy noticed Holder outside the motel and attempted to detain him, but Holder took off. After a brief foot chase, the deputy caught up to Holder and placed him under arrest. During the arrest, the deputy saw a small handgun fall out of Holder’s waistband onto the ground.

Once Holder was placed into handcuffs, the deputy retrieved Holder’s handgun and found it had been loaded with seven rounds. Holder had also dropped a fanny pack before the foot chase, which the deputy also retrieved. The fanny pack contained 1.7 ounces of heroin, 2.9 grams of methamphetamine, a glass pipe, a digital scale, and 12 rounds of ammunition.

Holder was also found to have a large amount of cash in his pockets, and two plastic bindles hidden in his pants containing heroin and methamphetamine.