On the evening on February 16th, 2022 Deputies with the Moffat County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 2100 block of Cedar Place in the Shadow Mountain Village sub-division in unincorporated Moffat County, for an unknown medical emergency. The male subject identified as Matthew James Wheeler refused medical care but was subsequently arrested when deputies noticed a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine fall from his coat pocket. Deputies with assistance from officers with the Craig Police Department and Investigators from the All Crimes Enforcement Team (ACET) executed a search warrant on the residence where large quantities of methamphetamine, along with multiple other controlled substances a defaced firearm and evidence of narcotics distribution were seized. Matthew James Wheeler was booked into the Moffat County Jail and received a $5,000 case/surety bond.
