A man and woman are facing charges after purchasing drugs from a confidential police informant in March, according to court documents.
Kierra Money Daniels, 28, of Gary, and Tony Wilkerson, of Lake Station, are charged with dealing in cocaine and two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, which are all Level 4 felonies. In addition, Wilkerson faces three additional drug dealing counts, which are Level 3 felonies.
A member of the Porter County Multi-Enforcement Group communicated with a confidential informant, who said they could purchase fentanyl from a dealer known as “Kay” or Daniels according to her BMV photograph, the probable cause affidavit states.
A controlled purchase occurred on March 15. The informant was given a predetermined amount of cash and was fitted with audio and video recording devices, court records state. The officer acted as a buyer before picking up Wilkerson, who functioned as a go-between, in Portage, documents state.
Wilkerson told the informant and the officer acting as the buyer to drive to the Panda Express in Merrillville to complete the fentanyl deal, records state. Once they arrived, a woman matching the description of Daniels appeared to engage in a hand-to-hand transaction with Wilkerson, who returned to the car and gave a plastic baggie to the informant. The pills weighed 1.7 grams and tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl, the affidavit states.
Another controlled purchase occurred on March 28. The officer posing as the buyer and the informant again picked up Wilkerson in Portage before driving to Tricoci University of Beauty Culture in Highland, court records state.
Wilkerson told the informant and buyer that Daniels would be exiting shortly. The buyer gave the man cash for the transaction, then a black woman approached the rear of the vehicle, records state. Daniels and the man appeared to complete and hand-to-hand transaction before they all departed. The pills obtained weighed 2.2 grams and field tested positive for fentanyl, the affidavit states.
Wilkerson was previously convicted of dealing in a controlled substance in 2015 in Porter County.
