Bloomington Police found five people living in a residence with oxycodone and bags of spice weighing 25.6 and 10.8 grams.
Bloomington’s Special Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant early Thursday morning on a residence at 2462 S. Burberry Ln., which was involved in an active drug investigation.
Abdul Jacobs and Vincent Thompson, both 25, were charged with maintaining a nuisance and dealing the drug known as spice. The other three, Lavail McKnight, 24, Lorenzo McKnight, 25, and Audra Mason, 27, were all charged with maintaining a nuisance.
Mason also had her 8-year-old child with her at the time of the search, but the child was taken by a relative or friend, Lt. John Kovach said.
Neighbors complained several months ago of possible drug activity. BPD set up an investigation and, through confidential informants, set up controlled buys for spice.
The Special Emergency Response Team began the search by throwing a flash bang into the residence, Kovach said. None of the suspects resisted enough to risk injury. Jacobs attempted to throw the two bags of spice out the window of his bedroom but was stopped by police.
Jacobs admitted to police that he was selling spice and said he was selling it for $20 a gram. Thompson did not admit to BPD that he had been dealing, despite the fact that BPD performed controlled buys from him.
All five people are currently in custody.
Dominick Jean
