Two men arrested after dealing heroin to police

The second narcotics investigation of the year led Bloomington police to arrest two men for dealing heroin last week.

The investigation began in late February with undercover police informants conducting a series of controlled buys in the city’s southwest side.

Samuel Jackson, a 33-year-old man from Kentucky, sold heroin to a police informant out of his home at Tech Park apartments on South Rockport Road on Feb. 26 and March 4, according to court documents.

He provided police with 0.3 grams of heroin on the first controlled buy and 0.1 grams of heroin and 0.1 grams of meth on the second buy.

Jackson met with a police informant to receive payment March 11 at a Village Pantry on East Winslow Road off of South Henderson Street.

Police were able to observe Jackson go to the 800 block of East Miller Drive where he obtained drugs from Michael Miller, 57, according to court documents. Jackson sold police 0.4 grams of heroin for the third and final buy before his arrest.

In Indiana a judge may not issue an arrest warrant for a person until probable cause has been established, according to Indiana law.

In narcotics investigations several controlled buys are routine in order to
establish sufficient evidence.

Several weeks later, Bloomington police arrested Jackson after he picked up Miller from East Miller Drive.

Jackson lied to police and said his name was Craig Francis until police showed him his BMV picture and arrest warrant.

Police found heroin on Miller’s person, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Crider said. Both Jackson and Miller were arrested Wednesday for drug felony charges.

Miller faces one count of possession of a controlled substance. Jackson faces three counts of dealing a narcotic drug and one count of false informing.

Jackson’s initial hearing is scheduled today at 1:30 p.m.

Bloomington police arrested Jermaine Obryan Hardin, 27, March 22 for dealing heroin after a narcotics investigation involving three controlled buys made throughout May and June of last year.

Hardin pleaded not guilty in March and has a pretrial conference scheduled for May.

Dennis Barbosa