(La Porte, IN) - A suspected La Porte heroin dealer has been taken into custody.

 

Brighton Klibinski, 27, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 4 felony dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug.

 

According to court documents, the charge stems from the sale of heroin for $40 outside a home Klibinski was living in at the time in the 1700 block of Weller Ave.

 

The alleged transaction occurred in August of last year.

 

Authorities said the charge under Indiana law was elevated to a higher level felony because the buy happened near two children playing in a yard.

 

During his initial hearing today, Klibinski was appointed a public defender and given a trial date of October 6.  He was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $20,000 bond.