Scioto County deputies were called to the area of Green and Bulwer streets after a report that someone was passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Porter Township firefighters advised deputies there were two men inside the vehicle.
Deputies responded and detained one man after discovering he was wanted on a warrant through the Adult Parole Authority.
Deputies arrested James Hay on a parole violation and booked him into the Scioto County Jail.
Hay is currently under the supervision of the Scioto County parole office.
According to parole information, Hay is on supervision for complicity to manufacture illegal drugs, possessing criminal tools, and possession of drugs.
He was released in 2016 on 12 years of supervision.
No additional charges were listed in the information provided.
The call started as a welfare check on someone passed out behind the wheel.
It ended with deputies finding a wanted parolee.