Sentenced Dwight Shumate, 27, of Chicago, Ill., to two years in prison for possession of cocaine.

Sentenced Dwight Shumate, 27, of Chicago, Ill., to two years in prison for possession of cocaine.Shumate, who pleaded guilty Oct. 28, had small bits of crack cocaine on his jeans when police stopped him July 27 at 25th Avenue and Hobart Street in Gary. An officer stopped Shumate for failing to make a complete stop at the stop sign. When the officer walked up to the car, he noticed Shumate frantically reach down next to the driver's seat and spotted the small bits of crack on his jeans.Deputy prosecutor Jason Denny prosecuted the case.

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