$10K Cash Bond Set for Wanted Cheyenne Man Caught With Fentanyl

A 24-year-old Cheyenne man is facing a felony drug possession charge after police reportedly caught him with 80 fentanyl pills.

According to a booking sheet, on Wednesday, April 16, at about 2:32 p.m., police were called to a home in the 400 block of East 18th Street for a prior theft from a vehicle.

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Cash and Wallet Stolen From Business Vehicle

Police say the caller told them that cash and a wallet were stolen from a business vehicle parked on the street at the address on Monday, April 14, and that she believed a new employee, Benjamin Ray Halcott, may have taken the items because he had access to the vehicle and left abruptly during his shift.

Police say the caller showed them a picture of Halcott, which matched a recent booking photo of him, and told them that she picks him up for work at his home in the 2200 block of Gordon Road because he doesn't drive.

Extraditable Warrant

Police say when they ran Halcott's name, they discovered he had an extraditable warrant out of Larimer County, Colorado. They then went to his home to speak with him.

Police say when they arrived, the front door was wide open and they could hear a TV to the right of the door, and when they walked up to the door, they saw Halcott sitting on a couch just inside the door.

80 Fentanyl Pills

When police instructed Halcott to place his hands behind his back, Halcott reportedly started to comply, then reached into his right pocket and pulled out a plastic baggie containing approximately 80 small blue pills, which appeared to resemble fentanyl pills.

Police say the bag and pills weighed 9.31 grams.

Halcott was handcuffed and taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center for jail clearance due to his recent fentanyl use, then taken to the Laramie County Detention Center, where he was booked on his warrant.

He was subsequently charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.