Three individuals from Cheyenne, Wyoming, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking operation. The investigation began in September 2024 when the Cheyenne Police Department Community Action Team started looking into fentanyl distribution in the area. All three defendants entered plea agreements and received sentences of at least 12 years.
Court documents show that investigators tracked Brady Ehlers and Ashley Haberman as they purchased fentanyl from Colorado and distributed it throughout Laramie County. Search warrants led to the seizure of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia from Ehlers’s vehicle and a hotel room shared by the two. Authorities determined that Ehlers and Haberman had been redistributing fentanyl for several months. The investigation also found that Stacy Scrak, one of their redistributors, sold fentanyl to another person who later overdosed. The case was investigated by both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Cheyenne Police Department.
U.S. Attorney Smith stated, “It is devastating to see the impact that this terrible drug has had across our nation. Knowing that fentanyl has a high rate of death, it makes it that much harder to understand how people can put profit over human life. I am grateful for the strong alliance between the Cheyenne Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and I commend their work on this case.”
Brady Joseph Ehlers, 35, of Evanston was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mackenzie Morrison prosecuted his case. A criminal complaint was filed on November 16, 2024; Ehlers pleaded guilty on February 28; U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed sentence in Cheyenne on April 15 (Case No. 25-CR-00026).
Ashley Nicole Haberman, 40, of Cheyenne received a sentence of 144 months’ imprisonment with five years’ supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. Her case was also prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mackenzie Morrison; she pleaded guilty on March 18 after a criminal complaint filed November 26, 2024; U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed sentence in Casper on June 5 (Case No. 25-CR-00033).
Stacey Claire Scrak, 28, also from Cheyenne, was sentenced to serve 144 months with three years’ supervised release for distributing fentanyl; her prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Z. Seth Griswold after her arrest on February 19 and guilty plea on April 17; Chief U.S District Court Judge Kelly H Rankin imposed sentence October 8 in Cheyenne (Case No:24-CR-00067).
