CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A 54-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison after officers found more than 16 pounds of methamphetamine in a car he was driving and at his Cedar Rapids apartment.
Demetrius Stone received a 259-month sentence after pleading guilty in May to possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them. He must also serve five years of supervised release after prison.
Evidence presented at sentencing showed officers tried to pull Stone over on Jan. 7. He drove away through a Cedar Rapids neighborhood at more than twice the 25 mph speed limit, ran a stop sign and nearly hit a city bus, according to the evidence. His car hit a curb, and he tried to run as it stopped. Officers caught him nearby…