Chadron police arrest Rapid City man on drug and weapons charges

      A Rapid City man is behind bars after a weekend traffic stop in Chadron ended with the discovery of cocaine and a stolen firearm.

       20-year-old Jaylon Jackson remains in the Dawes County jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a stolen firearm. His bail is $100,000.

     Chadron Police Chief Rick Hickstein says an officer stopped Jackson just after midnight Sunday for failing to stop at a stop sign. When he approached the car, he smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside.

        The vehicle was then searched with a loaded pistol found under the driver’s seat that proved to have been stolen in South Dakota.

        After the car was towed to the police department for further processing, a bag with suspected cocaine, a digital scale, and packaging materials were found in the trunk.