Apr. 6—A 38-year-old Missouri man was sentenced Friday to 6 1/2 years in prison after he was found with almost 350 grams of cocaine following a high speed chase last September on Interstate 35 in a stolen car.
Kevin Eugene Jordan, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty last month to one count of second-degree drug possession as part of a plea agreement. He initially faced charges of first-degree drug possession, receiving stolen property and fleeing police in a motor vehicle. The other charges were dismissed.
Court documents state Jordan was driving a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee without its lights on in the early morning hours of Sept. 8 on Interstate 35 near Geneva.
A deputy attempted to pull him over, but the vehicle did not stop and began to switch lanes as it varied in speeds from 70 to 120 mph.
Officers deployed stop sticks, and the vehicle drove over the stop sticks near the junction between Interstate 35 and Interstate 90. Court documents state the vehicle began to lose a tire and slowed down a couple times but then quickly sped up again. A deputy ultimately used a maneuver to intervene and brought the vehicle to a stop in the west ditch after an 11-mile pursuit.
Authorities searched the vehicle and found a large amount of white powder inside a backpack found in the front passenger seat. The powder, weighing 348 grams, field-tested positive for cocaine.
Also in the backpack were two packs of cigarettes and a digital scale.
Jordan received credit for 208 days already spent in jail since his arrest and was ordered to pay $8,555 in restitution and $155 in fines.