Lang
8/12/22
A North Liberty man faces charges that he left drugs in a rental car.
36-year-old Leon Jones was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 5:45 Thursday night. According to arrest records, on the night of November 11th, 2019, North Liberty Police were dispatched to Jones’ North Front Street residence to help Archie’s Rent-a-Ride recover a vehicle. Arriving officers report seeing Jones and an accomplice leaving the car. Archie’s reported finding a “sizable” amount of marijuana inside the vehicle, and police say they recovered 9.2 grams of marijuana. A search warrant subsequently executed on Jones’ apartment allegedly turned up an additional 3.1 ounces of marijuana.
Jones is charged with a Controlled Substance Violation, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp and Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of 12 years in prison.