BPD obtained a search warrant to arrest Pickel after a police informant paid him for heroin, according to Sgt. John Kovach.
The informant bought a single package containing the drug, a “piece of paper containing a brown powder substance,” according to the report. The informant had made a phone call to purchase the drug before doing so.
Police arrived at the residence of Pickel and Kay with warrants and subsequently arrested the two for the same charges, Kovach said. The bond is set to $5,000 each.
Possession of narcotics and maintaining a common nuisance are Class 6 felonies, while dealing in narcotics is Class 5. The couple received all three of these charges simultaneously.
Pickel is the vocalist and one of the founding members of Bloomington-based band Elephant Quiz, which has been playing regularly at local venues such as the Bishop Bar.
Hannah Alani
