Sheriff Mike Lowell reports the arrest of Timothy L. Dow, age 24, wanted for conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

In August of 2015, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET), indicted 35 people stemming from a yearlong drug investigation in Green River, Wyoming. A substantial number of those indicted were immediately arrested by DCI and local law enforcement in a joint operation. Authorities were unable to apprehend Dow at this time, and he was believed to have fled the state to avoid capture.

In October of 2015, Dow was added to Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted list. Detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Narcotics and Arrest Group (SNAAG) tracked Dow to North Dakota, but were unable to coordinate efforts with local authorities to successfully effect Dow’s arrest.

In February of this year, SNAAG detectives developed information and tracked Dow to Shafter, California, before learning, earlier this month, he was likely planning a visit back to Wyoming.

On Tuesday, Dow was spotted at a residence in Green River during surveillance operations, where he was subsequently taken into custody without incident.

Dow remains in custody at Sweetwater County Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 cash or surety bond.

In Wyoming, conspiracy to unlawfully deliver a controlled substance carries a maximum possible penalty of imprisonment for not more than 25 years, a $25,000 fine, or both.

Sheriff Lowell credits tips from the public and a cooperative effort by Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and Wyoming’s Division of Criminal Investigation for Dow’s capture, and thanks the community for its continued support.

Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.