Man arrested for possession of cocaine, OxyContin

Bloomington police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after they say they found cocaine inside a popcorn box in his home.

Donell K. Jackson, 22, faces preliminary charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver and with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

Jackson was involved in an earlier police investigation, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada.

Officer Brandon Lopossa was doing surveillance near Jackson’s home on the 1400 block of North Woodburn Avenue when Jackson was seen leaving his apartment heading toward a 17th Street liquor store, Canada said, reading from a police report. Around 5 p.m., officers took him into custody at the liquor store and found nine tan-colored tablets believed to be OxyContin.

BPD detective Jarred Burns then got a search warrant for Jackson’s home where he found an off-white substance in a bag hidden inside a popcorn box, according to the report.

Police say he also found money hidden inside a box of cereal.
Jackson denied to officers being responsible for the money and off-white substance but did admit to owning the OxyContin, according to the report.