Arrest made in Saratoga overdose deaths

Less than two weeks after the overdose death of a Saratoga couple on February 4, at least one suspect is in custody.

On February 21, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest had been made in Saratoga on February 17 in connection with the deaths. Max Schneider of Saratoga appeared in Carbon County Circuit Court on Tuesday where he pled not guilty to one count of unlawful manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Schneider is being held at the Carbon County Detention Center on a $150,000 cash-only bond.

Another suspected fentanyl overdose, this one on February 13 in Hanna, is currently under investigation by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). According to the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, DCI requested limited information be released due to the nature of the investigation.

“It is paramount to all agencies involved that we identify and apprehend the source of the fentanyl,” said Bakken in the press release. “Certain information is being withheld to prevent compromising the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation’s ongoing investigation.”

In response to the deaths on February 4 and February 13, respectively, Saratoga Police Chief Mike Morris has scheduled a community roundtable to discuss the issue of drug use and abuse in Carbon County communities. The roundtable will be held at 5:30 p.m. on February 23 at the Platte Valley Community Center.