An Iowa City man has been accused of bringing marijuana into the Johnson County Jail. 

Saivon Lester, 20, was charged Feb. 25 with OWI and possession of contraband in a correctional facility.

According to the arrest affidavit, while Lester was being booked in the Johnson County Jail for an OWI. Lester removed a small bag of marijuana from his underwear and proceeded to eat the marijuana. 

The drug was introduced in a locked facility after he was already told to disclose if drugs were missed in the search prior to entering the jail, the affidavit said. 

Possession of drug paraphernalia in a correctional facility is a Class-D felony.