Police arrested an IU student twice this week on several felony charges for drug possession.\nBrandon P. Spencer, 21, faces preliminary charges of dealing cocaine, dealing a schedule I, II and III controlled substance, possession of marijuana with intent to deal and maintaining a common nuisance.\nThe Bloomington Police Department first received a call Monday afternoon after neighbors heard a disturbance coming from Spencer’s apartment located in the 2300 block of Brandon Court, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. Canada said officers described Spencer’s apartment as “trashed,” citing examples such as ceiling fans torn down, the refrigerator knocked over and tables overturned. \nOfficers found a shotgun and shell casings on the floor in the apartment, as well as two bags of marijuana on a shelf, Canada said. Spencer was found in the back bedroom and told officers he was upset because he was having problems with his girlfriend, Canada said.\nSpencer was arrested Monday but posted bail and was released from the Monroe County Jail Tuesday. \nBut at about 2 p.m. Tuesday BPD Det. Jarred Burns spotted Spencer driving erratically on Henderson Street. After following Spencer, Burns noticed Spencer throwing items out of his car window, including a CD, Canada said. \nBurns contacted Officer Randy Gehlhausen and asked him to make the traffic stop. Gehlhausen stopped Spencer at Atwater Avenue and Henderson Street, and immediately smelled a strong marijuana odor coming from Spencer’s car, Canada said. \nOfficers located seven plastic bags containing crack cocaine in the car after arresting Spencer, Canada said. Sgt. David Drake said the bags contained about 300 rocks of crack cocaine in total. Officers also found 36 ecstasy pills and $3500 rolled up in the side pockets of the car, Canada said.\nSpencer was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail and is being held on a $100,000 surety bond and $500 cash.
sh: IU student’s brother also arrested for drug dealing. \nBrandon Spencer wasn’t the only member of his family to be arrested this week.\nHis brother, Ronald Spencer, 25, faces two preliminary charges of dealing cocaine.\nRonald Spencer became a target of a controlled buy as a result of a drug investigation from September, Canada said. Officers Brandon Lopossa, Randy Gehlhausen and Det. Jarred Burns saw Ronald Spencer on Brandon Court and followed him on foot because he was a suspect from the September investigation, Canada said.\nRonald Spencer made his way to Winslow Road when Gehlhausen approached him from the front while Burns and Lopossa approached him from behind, Canada said.\nWhen Ronald Spencer saw Gehlhausen, he threw a film canister behind him, hitting Lopossa with the canister. The film canister held 16 individual bags containing crack cocaine, Canada said.\nRonald Spencer was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail and is being held on a $100,000 surety bond and $500 cash.
