IUPD arrests 2 cocaine suspects

In two separate incidents, IU Police Department officers arrested two male Bloomington residents for the sale of cocaine Friday.\nJohn Hardin, 51, was arrested on two charges of dealing crack cocaine, which is a class A felony, as well as maintaining a common nuisance, a class D felony, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger.\nBrandon Goodman, 35, was arrested and also charged for dealing crack cocaine, a class A felony, Minger said. \nHardin was dealing out of his place of residence. \n"On Feb. 10, purchase of cocaine from the subject were made," said Minger. "The initial case was pretty straightforward. He started selling coke, and we have several cases of buying cocaine from him."\nMinger said the police tested the substance at the state police lab, and once the results yielded cocaine, they got a warrant for Hardin's arrest, and the case has been closed.\nMinger said the monitoring of Goodman's deals began March 10.\nHe said the deal took place in the parking lot at the 7-Eleven on West 11th Street.\nThe purchased substance from Goodman was also tested at the state lab, and a warrant for his arrest was issued when results returned positive for crack cocaine. \n"Cocaine is one of the most 'reinforcing' of all drugs," according to the Indiana Prevention Resource Center Web site. "People who use it experience a strong compulsion to continue taking additional doses. Crack cocaine is especially dangerous because of its high addiction potential. Because its vapors are inhaled and and go to the brain within seconds, the user experiences an intense euphoria, while at the same time receiving a very high dose of the drug."\nThe Web site also states under both federal and state law, any illegal distribution or use of cocaine is a felony. \nIt is a class A felony in Indiana to sell more than 3 grams of cocaine to adults or to sell any amount to a person under 18 years of age, according to the Web site. The usual sentence for a Class A felony is 30 years, which may range from 10 to 50 years, and carries a maximum $10,000 fine. Suspension of all or part of prison sentences normally is allowed under Indiana law, and judges are required to impose a minimum sentence that cannot be suspended on delivery of 3 grams or more of cocaine.\n-- Contact staff writer Mallory Simon at mgsimon@indiana.edu.