Traffic Stop on I-25 Leads to Felony Meth Charge for Cheyenne Man
A 43-year-old Cheyenne man is facing a felony charge after a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper reportedly caught him speeding with methamphetamine.
12 MPH Over the Speed Limit
According to a booking sheet, Justin Jonathon Hofer was stopped at milepost 2 on northbound Interstate 25 on Sunday, Oct. 27 after a trooper clocked him doing 87 mph in a 75-mph zone.
When the trooper approached Hofer's Jeep, he reportedly spotted a torch-style lighter in the center console.
He also discovered that Hofer had a non-extraditable warrant out of South Dakota for dangerous drug possession.
Hofer reportedly told the trooper that he had last used methamphetamine the night prior while he was visiting a friend in Denver and said he was struggling with a drug addiction.
The trooper says when he asked Hofer, who initially said he didn't know of anything illegal in his Jeep, if he could search his Jeep, Hofer said no, so he deployed his K-9 partner, who alerted on the Jeep.
K-9 Sniff Leads to 171 Grams of Meth
A subsequent probable cause search reportedly revealed drug paraphernalia, including three glass pipes and two hose/pipe style smoking apparatuses, both containing methamphetamine residue, as well as a large chunk and small shard of suspected crystal methamphetamine and a jar of "recooked" methamphetamine.
The trooper says the methamphetamine weighed 171 grams including packaging.
Hofer was subsequently arrested and taken to the Laramie County Detention Center, where he was booked without incident.
He was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, speeding, and no insurance.
Bond Set at $7.5K Cash
Hofer made his initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, during which his bond was set at $7,500 cash and his preliminary hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m.
Please remember that all suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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