Man to police: I didn't want my cocaine to get wet

A 21-year-old Oshkosh man faces a cocaine possession charge after police say he told them he didn't want his drugs to get wet.

Marshawn A. Spells waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday, Aug. 20, in Winnebago County Circuit Court, where Commissioner Bryan Keberlein determined there was enough evidence for the case to continue.

According to the criminal complaint, an Oshkosh police detective investigating a burglary in the 800 block of Prospect Avenue found a beach bag with three baggies containing 1.1 grams of crack cocaine. Spells told police that when he and his girlfriend went to the Wolf River, he put it in her bag because he didn't want it to get wet.

If convicted, Spells could face a maximum sentence of three years, six months in prison. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 8.

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