Tyson Gillies, a top prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, was arrested early Friday morning on a felony charge of possession of cocaine, according to Greg Auman of the St. Petersburg Times.

Here’s the team’s statement:
The Phillies have confirmed that Tyson Gillies was charged today on a drug possession charge arising out of an incident that was alleged to have occurred in June. Because this is an open case, we will not comment further at this time.”

Gillies, 21, came to the Phillies from the Seattle Mariners organization in the Cliff Lee trade last winter. He was arrested by Pinellas Country Sheriff’s offers at 1:10 am and was released at 10:52 am on $2,000 bond.

The arrest stemmed from a June 11th incident where he was given a courtesy ride by a police officer. He didn’t have enough cash for a cab ride home so the officer gave him a ride to a hotel. When he left the police cruiser, there was a small bag full of a “white powdery substance” on the back seat of where he sat. He was advised that he could be arrested at a later time.

Gillies had been out with an injured left hamstring for the last two months. He batted .238 in Reading with two home runs and six RBIs in 26 games.