Wanted Man Arrested at Cheyenne Hotel After Drugs Found in Room

A wanted 35-year-old transient was arrested Sunday morning on drug possession charges after he was reportedly found unresponsive in a Cheyenne hotel room.

Police: Man Wanted on 3 Warrants Found Unresponsive in Cheyenne Hotel Room With Drugs

According to a booking sheet, police were called to the Days Inn by Wyndham at 2360 W. Lincolnway at 9:09 a.m. after a hotel employee investigating a fire alarm activation in room 232 got no answer at the door, opened the door, and observed dissipating smoke in the room and an unresponsive man lying on the bed.

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Police say when they entered the room, they saw a syringe containing a dark-colored liquid on the nightstand, a baggie containing 79.5 grams of methamphetamine and a small clear container with a purple lid containing 3.41 grams of heroin on the desk, and a small baggie containing less than 3 ounces of marijuana lying on the bed by the window.

After yelling at the man and tapping on his left foot, police say the man opened his eyes and identified himself as Ryan Kelp but later told them his name was Robert Allen Yetsick II.

When police ran Yetsick's name, they discovered he had a misdemeanor and felony warrant out of Laramie County and a felony warrant out of Weld County, Colorado.

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The misdemeanor warrant was for failure to pay on an original charge of possession of a controlled substance in powder or crystalline form and was signed by Circuit Court Judge Sean Chambers on Feb. 14, 2024.

The felony warrant out of Laramie County was for probation violation on original charges of conspiracy to manufacture, deliver, or possess heroin and delivery of methamphetamine and was signed by District Court Judge Catherine Rogers on May 2, 2023.

The felony warrant out of Weld County was for probation violation on original charges of manufacture or delivery of heroin and methamphetamine.

Yetsick was arrested and booked into the Laramie County Detention Center on his warrants as well as felony possession of methamphetamine and heroin charges and a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge.

He's scheduled to make his initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 9, at 9:45 a.m.