(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City man could spend a long time in prison on allegations of selling enough fentanyl pills to fill a gum ball machine. 

 

Justin Hervey, 26, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with dealing in a schedule I controlled substance.

 

According to court documents, police officers on July 11 went to search a home in the 600 block of Main St. when they discovered Hervey and other individuals laying in the front yard.

 

Just over 285 grams of fentanyl pills were allegedly recovered from his back pack. 

 

Police said the pills weighing just over a half pound were separated into three different bags ready for distribution.

 

Hervey was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm for having a 9 millimeter handgun when it was illegal for him to have such a weapon due to a prior felony conviction, police said.

 

Hervey could face anywhere from a 10 to 30 year sentence on the drug related count along with one to six years for allegedly having a gun.

 

He was being held in the La Porte County Jail without bond.