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(Fremont County, WY) – On April 29, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office shared that a deputy and his K-9 partner assisted in a traffic stop that resulted in the discovery of both methamphetamine and fentanyl, in a post shared on the FCSO Facebook page.
“FCSO Deputy Holladay and his K-9 partner, Zeus, recently assisted deputies on a traffic stop that resulted in Zeus locating 1 pound of methamphetamine and 1,000 Fentanyl pills,” the post states. “This team is doing great work to keep harmful drugs from reaching our community.”
FCSO Undersheriff Mike Hutchison later confirmed with County 10 that the traffic stop occurred on Sand Draw Road on April 27, and that four individuals were arrested in relation to the stop: Christopher Nelson, Kristina Verley, Daelynn Sunrhodes, and Antonio Willow.
According to the case affidavits filed on April 29, a special agent with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation had been investigating Nelson and “his involvement with the distribution of controlled substances in Fremont County.”
The WDCI obtained a search warrant for Nelson’s truck, which was later stopped on Sand Draw Road as he returned from Colorado Springs, CO, a return trip the WDCI knew about due to an “electronic tracking device” that had been placed on his truck, the affidavit states.
Court documents further state that when the truck was stopped, Willow was in the driver’s seat, with Nelson and Verley in the back seat. When the truck was searched, a plastic container was found under the driver’s seat that contained “two sandwich baggies wth methamphetamine in them.” The baggies weighed “approximately fifteen grams,” and later tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine.
“Both Nelson and Verley denied possession of the methamphetamine found under Willow’s seat,” the affidavit states; however, the fentanyl pills were found in the purse that belonged to Verley.
The affidavits also stated that a WDCI agent had been in contact with a confidential source, who informed investigators that Nelson had travelled to Colorado Springs to purchase the methamphetamine and fentanyl, and that Nelson “provided the blue fentanyl pills to Verley.”
Agents also noted that the methamphetamine was found in the truck, “next to Nelson.”
“The amount of mehamphetamnine and fentanyl is consistent with distribution amounts,” the affidavit concludes. “There were a number of smaller bags in the vehicle that were consistent with the distribution of methamphetamine. Each fentanyl pill weighs approximately .10 grams, and the approximate weight of the one thousand fentanyl pills is 100 grams.”
All substances were later tested and resulted presumptive positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Nelson was ultimately charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver, all felonies.
Verley was charged with felony possession of fentanyl, and Willow with felony possession of methamphetamine. No charging documents were filed for Sunrhodes, who had a 2025 failure to appear warrant issued for her arrest from various theft and drug possession charges dating back to 2021, and those cases have now been reopened, according to court filings.
The preliminary hearings for Nelson, Verley and Willow have all been scheduled for May 5.
A possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine charge holds a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine. Felony possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl both hold a maximum punishment of 7 years imprisonment and a $15,000 fine. Possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver holds a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine.
County 10 will provide updates as they become available.