Plate Light Violation Turns Into Drug Charges for Cheyenne Woman

A 50-year-old Cheyenne woman is facing drug possession charges following a traffic stop in east Cheyenne.

According to a booking sheet, Dominique K. Stanford was arrested at 9:02 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 after a police officer pulled her over on East Lincolnway at McCann Avenue for driving without a functioning license plate light.

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Officer Sweet and his K-9 partner, Dutch, were called to the scene, and Dutch alerted on Stanford's door.

K-9 Sniff Leads to Drug Paraphernalia, Meth

When police searched Stanford's van, they reportedly found a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue inside a small unzipped black bag on the driver's side floorboard.

A scale, a clear plastic bag containing suspected methamphetamine residue, and multiple small unused clear plastic baggies were also reportedly found in Stanford's purse.

A small glass bar with suspected methamphetamine residue, a small clear plastic bag with suspected methamphetamine, and more unused plastic baggies were reportedly found in a backpack behind the driver's seat.

Stanford was taken to the Laramie County Detention Center and subsequently charged with felony possession of a controlled substance - third or subsequent offense and misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine.

Bond Set at $3K Cash

Stanford made her initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court on Monday, Aug. 26, during which her bond was set at $3,000 cash and her preliminary hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m.

Please remember that all suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.