Ephrata police are crediting a cat with helping them capture a man wanted on an outstanding Lancaster County bench warrant.

Jonathan Michael Steffy, 23, of Ephrata, was arrested on Nov. 28 in the backyard of a Church Avenue home, according to police and a post at the department's Facebook page.

According to the post, Steffy was found at a shed after a police officer noticed a black cat looking past him toward the shed.

The bench warrant was issued due to a probation/parole violation related to a Nov. 22 terroristic threats charge, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Steffy has been held at Lancaster County Prison since Nov. 29.

“The Ephrata PD is thankful for any crime-fighting assistance we get, whether human or feline!” the police department posted on its Facebook page.