GROOM, Texas | A longtime Cook County sheriff's deputy from Calumet City and his traveling companion have been arrested on drug possession charges in Texas.
Cook County Deputy Darryl Jenkins, 47, and 31-year-old Dorothy Edwards were arrested Sunday when they were returning to Chicago from Los Angeles. Both are from Calumet City.
Texas authorities say they found 138 pounds of marijuana and 4,000 grams of cocaine in the couple's vehicle during a traffic stop. The drugs have a street value of about $368,000 and were found inside luggage.
Both remain jailed Tuesday on $60,000 bail. Neither has an attorney.
Cook County sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson says Jenkins has been placed on paid suspension.
Jenkins was a Chicago courthouse deputy for 22 years.
