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Cook County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested On Pot, Coke Charges In Texas
GROOM, Texas (AP) - A longtime sheriff's deputy from Illinois and his traveling companion have been arrested on drug possession charges in Texas.
Forty-seven-year-old Cook County Deputy Darryl Jenkins and 31-year-old Dorothy Edwards were arrested Sunday when they were returning to Chicago from Los Angeles.
Both are from the Chicago suburb of Calumet City.
Texas authorities say they found 138 pounds of marijuana and 4,000 grams of cocaine in the couple's vehicle during a traffic stop.
The drugs were found inside luggage.
Both remain jailed on $60,000 bail each. Neither has an attorney.
Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson says Jenkins has been placed on paid suspension. He has been a courthouse deputy for 22 years.
GROOM, Texas (AP) - A longtime sheriff's deputy from Illinois and his traveling companion have been arrested on drug possession charges in Texas.
Forty-seven-year-old Cook County Deputy Darryl Jenkins and 31-year-old Dorothy Edwards were arrested Sunday when they were returning to Chicago from Los Angeles.
Both are from the Chicago suburb of Calumet City.
Texas authorities say they found 138 pounds of marijuana and 4,000 grams of cocaine in the couple's vehicle during a traffic stop.
The drugs were found inside luggage.
Both remain jailed on $60,000 bail each. Neither has an attorney.
Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson says Jenkins has been placed on paid suspension. He has been a courthouse deputy for 22 years.
