Local resident arrested for dealing cocaine

Bloomington Police Department arrested and charged Shawn G. Smith with a Class A felony for dealing cocaine.

The Bloomington Police Department arrested a Bloomington resident for dealing cocaine.

Shawn G. Smith, 32, faces a preliminary charge of dealing cocaine.

Smith was the target of a drug investigation and during the spring of 2009 he sold just more than three grams of cocaine to an informant.

On Friday, BPD received a tip that Smith was at his residence, according to police reports. Smith verbally identified himself when police contacted him on the phone and said he needed to come to the police department for questioning.  Smith said he would come in after he made a few telephone calls – including one to his attorney.  Because police did not hear back from Smith for some time, they proceeded to Smith’s residence and took him into custody.

Smith was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.