Travis Sharpe
(PCSD file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A convicted drug offender, whose Stillwater residence was searched on a warrant issued by a Payne County judge, has been jailed on $150,000 bail pending a Sept. 9 court appearance on charges of trafficking about two pounds of methamphetamine and 14.5 grams of fentanyl, as well as possessing digital scales used to prepare drugs.
Travis Dale Sharpe, 43, who was already on probation for possessing methamphetamine after a former felony conviction, could be given as much as a life prison term plus 21 years and a $1,001,000 fine if convicted of his three-count drug charge.
Stillwater Police Detective Josh Carson wrote in an affidavit that on Aug. 1 he contacted Sharpe “via cell phone and asked him to meet me at the end of his driveway to avoid a dynamic entry. Travis agreed to walk down the drive and meet me. When he arrived, I asked the rest of the Special Projects Unit to respond to the residence,” where Sharpe’s girlfriend answered the door. Sharpe’s girlfriend was not charged, court records show.
During the search of Sharpe’s residence, “I located a copious amount of packaging material, two sets of working digital scales that were large enough to weigh multi-pound product, as well as pressed pills made to look like Xanax. I found a brick that was sealed in foil as well as soaked in solvents to prevent smell from escaping. Inside the brick was a large amount of methamphetamine. From my training and experience, these types of concealment methods are used by the cartel to prevent detection from police K9s.
“A small container of white powder was located. The word, ‘fetty’ was written on the outside. From my training and experience, I know ‘fetty’ is a common term for fentanyl powder. A box of .380 caliber pistol rounds was located, but no firearms were found,” the detective alleged in his affidavit.
A total of 894.45 grams or approximately two pounds was seized of the substance that tested as methamphetamine, the affidavit alleged.
At the police department, “I placed one of the pressed Xanax pills in a dish and used a fentanyl test strip to test the pill. From my training and experience, the pressed pills are pressed fentanyl pills made in Mexico by the cartels. These types of pills are common in Stillwater and have been plaguing the community. The strip turned positive for the presence of fentanyl — 14.5 grams of pressed pills were seized. Lastly, a small amount of the ‘fetty’ powder was tested for fentanyl,” which was positive for the drug, the detective alleged in his affidavit.
“Travis stated he picked up the methamphetamine in Tulsa the night before and was supposed to take it to Oklahoma City. Travis was moving the drugs on behalf of a member of the Aryan Brotherhood,” the affidavit alleged.
