At 4:17 p.m. a state trooper stopped Jerome M. Wilson, 28, of Normal
at milepost 123 for a minor traffic violation.
During the traffic stop a K-9 unit walked around the vehicle and
the K-9 gave a positive indication for drugs. A search was then
performed on the vehicle. The trooper discovered approximately 2
pounds of cannabis and a stolen handgun.
Wilson was placed under arrest and remanded to the Logan County
Jail. He was charged with possession of cannabis greater than 500
grams, cannabis trafficking, possession of a stolen firearm and
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The public is reminded that anyone is presumed innocent until
charges are proven in a court of law.
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