HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man is in jail after he was arrested at Wal-Mart for possession of meth and cocaine with intent to distribute and other drug related charges.

Police arrested Jerry L. Mahan II, 32, Hutchinson, just before 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Law enforcement authorities say he was sitting on a bench outside Wal-Mart and left a black case there.

The case was given to the store’s customer service. They thought the contents didn’t look legal.

When Mahan returned to claim the case, police were called.

The case allegedly contained meth and cocaine that police believe were in a distribution amounts.

In court on Monday, Mahan claimed he didn’t know anything about the contents of the case.

Mahan was paroled in January after serving time for drug distribution charges in 2007. Other convictions involving drugs go back to a case in 2001.

He’s expected back in court Wednesday for the formal reading of charges.