Hunter
02/06/23
An Iowa City man wanted on warrants for drug possession was arrested over the weekend when he was found driving a vehicle with an expired registration.
Police stopped 28-year-old Jasper Washington of Dearborn Street Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Rundell Street and Sheridan Avenue because the Toyota Camry he was driving had an expired registration sticker. Once the outstanding warrants were discovered, Washington was searched and a large bag of marijuana was reportedly discovered in his pocket.
The warrants stemmed from an incident on September 2nd, when he was stopped for driving the same vehicle with the same expired plates. A search of the vehicle allegedly found quantities of marijuana and cocaine in a back pack, with small baggies used for storing and selling of narcotics.
Washington faces a Class C Controlled Substance violation, two Class D Controlled Substance violations, 2 Tax Stamp violations, and two counts of Keeping a Vehicle for Controlled Substances. If convicted on all charges, he could be sentenced to up to 34 years in prison.