Cortez Kwon Jefferson is contemplating the possibility of spending 10 years in prison

Cortez Kwon Jefferson is contemplating the possibility of spending 10 years in prison after Des Moines County prosecutors formally charged him with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver.Jefferson, 20, who was arrested earlier this month with Antwan Devon Manley, 16, after a near accidental encounter with law enforcement, is jailed on $65,000 bail.The status on Manley's case was not immediately known.Earlier this month, police officers patrolling Division Street saw a Chevrolet Blazer stopped in the traveled portion of the road, authorities said.<br />As officers slowed to see what the problem was, authorities saw the passenger door of the SUV open and someone reach down to the road.When authorities pulled the vehicle over, officers said they smelled a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the Blazer.Manley, a back-seat passenger, reportedly told officers he had marijuana on him, which police said they found inside his pocket. Some money, in small bills, also was found with the teen, authorities added.Police said in court papers that as they were searching Jefferson, he made a "slight move to his left." Simultaneously, a large plastic baggie that police said contained smaller baggies filled with suspected cocaine, fell from his shorts.Jefferson reportedly told officers the substance belonged to the other occupants of the SUV.Police also found two more baggies of marijuana in the vehicle inside a black sweatshirt they say belonged to Manley.

Cortez Kwon Jefferson is contemplating the possibility of spending 10 years in prison

Cortez Kwon Jefferson is contemplating the possibility of spending 10 years in prison after Des Moines County prosecutors formally charged h...

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