Bloomington police arrested a man shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday after he allegedly pulled out a knife in front of a woman and was found in a car with methamphetamine.
Brian Nickens, 41, faces charges of intimidation, invasion of privacy and dealing or manufacturing of methamphetamine. He is being held at the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $10,500 bail.
Police also arrested two other Bloomington residents who were found in the car with Nickens. Victoria Helms, 27, faces a charge for visiting a common nuisance, and Renee Harris, 25, faces charges for dealing or manufacturing of methamphetamine, cocaine and “spice” marijuana, as well as theft and maintaining a common nuisance.
Both of them are being held at the Monroe County Jail, Helms in lieu of $1,500 bail and Harris in lieu of $10,500 bail.
Police responded to a call in a parking lot on the 2400 block of South Walnut Street, said BPD Lt. Brad Seifers.
A man and woman were arguing when Nickens allegedly pulled out a knife and waved it in the air. The woman had a protective order against Nickens, Seifers said.
Two employees from a nearby Papa John’s intervened in the argument before Nickens fled the parking lot.
Police found him about two hours later in a vehicle in the parking lot at Motel 6 at 1800 N. Walnut St.
Harris and Helms were also in the car with him. Authorities found a bag on the seat where Harris was sitting, which contained individually-packaged bags of drugs. It consisted of approximately 1.6 grams of methamphetamine and one gram of cocaine, in addition to some “spice” marijuana.
The license plate on Harris’ vehicle was stolen, leading to her preliminary charge of theft.
Police also found methamphetamine on the seat where Nickens was sitting, Seifers said.
Samantha Schmidt
