Tyson Charged With Cocaine Possession

Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson could spend four years in jail for cocaine possession.

Former heavyweight world boxing champion Mike Tyson could be sentenced to four years in prison for cocaine possession, the Mirror reports.

Forty-year-old Tyson was stopped in his BMW last year in front of a night club in Arizona. Police noticed he was trying to wipe a white powder off the dash board. After they searched him they found several packets of cocaine in his pockets and several more in his car.

Tyson admitted to cocaine use and driving under the influence of narcotics. The verdict for the fighter will be passed on November 19. If found guilty, he could spend four years in jail.