Bloomington police arrested seven people Jan. 16 on the 100 block of E. Southern Dr. for various charges, including possession and theft of illegal firearms, illegal possession of Xanax, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and underage drinking.
One of the two residents was charged with theft of a firearm, a level 6 felony, according to a police report.
Police arrived at the location at about 12:30 a.m. in response to a noise complaint. The officers said they smelled marijuana when they arrived at the house, knocked on the door and asked if they could search the home, which is near the intersection of Walnut Street and Hillside Avenue.
The two residents exercised their fourth amendment rights to deny the officers’ request to search the residence, according to the report.
Without leaving the residence, the officers quickly obtained a search warrant for the house and served the warrant to the residents, who were cooperative.
When officers entered the home, they noticed marijuana paraphernalia, marijuana and a small bag of what they believed to be cocaine. They also saw a small bag of prescription pills and two handguns.
One of the home’s two residents, 26-year-old Kayla Breaux, was in possession of marijuana. She admitted to having marijuana and willingly gave it to the officers, according to the report.
One of the two guns was underneath a chair in which 21-year-old Ashanti Berry of Gary, Indiana, was sitting. Berry was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm without a permit, a class A misdemeanor.
The owner of the second unlicensed handgun was 24-year-old Jerrel Lane of Detroit, Michigan, who had the gun with him in his seat when officers entered the home.
Lane also had a small bag of prescription pills in his seat, which he admitted was Xanax. Lane was arrested on charges of illegal gun possession, a level 5 felony, and possession of prescription drugs, a level 6 felony.
Officers also arrested him on an outstanding warrant for driving without a license, a class C misdemeanor.
The small bag of cocaine sat next to where 30-year-old Donell Jackson of Greencastle, Indiana, had been sitting. Jackson admitted to being the owner of the cocaine and was charged with possession of “cocaine or a narcotic,” a level 6 felony.
Marvin Clark, who is transient and 27 years old as of Sunday, was charged with possession of marijuana.
Ashley Gibson, who is 20 years old and from Bloomington, was charged with possession and consumption of alcohol as a minor, a class C misdemeanor.
Officers searched the bedroom of the home’s second resident, 31-year-old Erik Stewart. Inside a safe, the officers found a bag with a disassembled Glock 30 along with several magazines.
Stewart confirmed the handgun was stolen. Stewart was arrested on charges of theft of a firearm, a level 6 felony, possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor.
All who were charged with possession of marijuana were charged with a class B misdemeanor because the amounts they had on their person did not total higher than 30 grams, Bloomington Police Department Patrol Sgt. Cody Fortson said.
He added most of the individuals charged with possession had about 20 grams on their person. In
All seven individuals were charged for the noise complaint that initially brought officers to the home. Residents of the home,
Hannah Alani
