An Idlewild man is going to jail for at least the next two and a half years after being sentenced on drug charges in Mecosta County.

The charges stemmed from an investigation and arrest of 54-year old Bobby Louis Brown by the Central Michigan Enforcement Team.

As part of a plea deal with Mecosta Co. Prosecutors, Brown plead guilty to possession of cocaine and delivery of cocaine, a third charge involving marijuana was dismissed.

The incidents Brown was charged with occurred between June and August in Big Rapids, according to court documents.