WHEATLAND — A Cheyenne man has been charged with five felonies after allegedly weaving through the median on Interstate 25 by Wheatland, 8th Judicial District Court documents report.
A Platte County Sheriff’s Department deputy was dispatched to I-25 on June 2 on the report of a 2000 Mustang weaving through the median, according to the criminal affidavit for probable cause filed by the deputy.
The affadavit reports the deputy found Brandon J. Hermes stumbling out of A&W on 16th Street and getting into his Mustang.
Hermes told the deputy he fell asleep, which is why he crossed the median, according to the affadavit. He was reportedly heading to Casper to see a friend. Hermes’ cellphone rang the whole time during the contact, according to the deputy.
Hermes consented to a vehicle search, according to the affadavit, and sat in a Wheatland Police Department vehicle while the Mustang was searched. Law enforcement allegedly found methamphetamine, a used needle and several Ziploc bags.
When Hermes emerged from the police vehicle, a black pouch allegedly fell out containing a Ziploc with 2 grams of meth. The WPD officer reported Hermes left meth all over the back seat of his unit, according to the court records, and over a gram of meth was vacuumed from the floor of the unit.
Once the deputy transported Hermes to the jail, Hermes was sweating and couldn’t walk, according to the affadavit. The deputy called emergency medical services, and EMS allegedly recorded Hermes’ heart rate at 286 beats per minute. Hermes was transported to Platte County Memorial Hospital for life-saving treatment, according to the criminal affidavit for probable cause, and he was hospitalized.
Hermes was charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of more than 3 grams of meth, compounding — taking property to conceal crime, property destruction and defacement, and reckless conduct for allegedly exposing the WPD officer to dangerous amounts of meth.
Hermes’ arraignment, originally set for the first week of July, was continued to the end of the month. Court documents also report Hermes will have to reimburse $500 to the state for court-appointed representation since he was determined to be able to pay.
