Thomas Lee Applegate, Koy Dayleen Bernal, Christina “Chrissy” Marie Bittner, William “Bill” Shay. Photos from Sweetwater County Detention Center.
Four more people were arrested over the last week on numerous felony drug charges as the result of a months-long multi-agency investigation.
Last week the Sheriff’s Office reported the arrests of a father-daughter pair, Robert L. Perry, age 68, and Tammra E. Perry, age 44, of Utah, after a undercover drug operation at a hotel in Rock Springs.
According to Sheriff Mike Lowell, as a result of further investigation by county detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Narcotics and Arrest Group (SNAAG) and detectives from Sublette County Sheriff’s Office, the following individuals have also been arrested:
– Christina “Chrissy” Marie Bittner, 37, of Rock Springs, charged with conspiracy to unlawfully deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
– Thomas Lee Applegate, 56, of Rock Springs, charged with conspiracy to unlawfully deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
– William “Bill” Shay, 46, of Rock Springs, charged with conspiracy to unlawfully deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
– Koy Dayleen Bernal, 49, of Reliance, charged with conspiracy to unlawfully deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
The charges stem from trafficking and distribution of methamphetamine in and around Rock Springs and Pinedale.
Sheriff Lowell credited the arrests to a cooperative effort between the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and Sublette County Sheriff’s Office.
Conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine) carries a maximum possible penalty of imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a $25,000 fine, or both.