Lafayette police stopped a car driven by Timothy S. Knowles, 47, of Lafayette

Lafayette police stopped a car driven by Timothy S. Knowles, 47, of Lafayette as he was pulling into his driveway behind a house in the 200 block of Washington Street around 6 p.m. Monday.

Police found 3.56 grams of heroin in Knowles' pocket, according to court documents.

Two other men in the car, Adam W. Gick, 31, and Timothy P. Oliver, 40, both of Lafayette, also were found to be carrying heroin.

They were taken to the Tippecanoe County Jail, where Knowles and Gick later posted bond.

Oliver was being held at the jail Wednesday in lieu of $50,000 surety bond.

During his initial hearing on Tuesday in Tippecanoe Superior Court 1, Oliver was formally charged with felony counts of narcotics possession, possession of a syringe, and being an habitual substance offender.

His trial is set for 8:30 a.m. Dec. 21.

Knowles faces a single felony count of narcotics possession.

Gick faces felony counts of narcotics possession, possession of a syringe, and being an habitual substance offender.

Initial hearings for Knowles and Gick were set for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 in the magistrate court.

It was the second time in less than a week that a police search of a vehicle in Tippecanoe County has led to a seizure of heroin and arrest.

On Thursday, Indiana State Police seized two kilograms of heroin that reportedly was hidden in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 65.

Two individuals were arrested in that case. Each was released Friday on $50,000 bond. Formal charges have not been filed.