Man charged when child finds crack in coat

DANVILLE – A Chicago man faces drug charges after county police and drug officials discovered about $25,000 worth of crack cocaine in his Danville apartment earlier this week.

Jerry Bell, 33, was arraigned Wednesday in Vermilion County Court on Class 1 felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a controlled substance and a Class 4 felony charges of possession of a controlled substance.

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