22-Year-Old Gillette Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Getting Caught with Over a Pound of Meth

22-Year-Old Gillette Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Getting Caught with Over a Pound of Meth

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Elysia Annay Grams, 22, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with five years of supervised release to follow for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, from March 2024 through May 29, 2024, Grams, along with others in Wyoming and Colorado conspired to obtain methamphetamine in Colorado and distribute it in Wyoming.

In May, Grams was arrested near Douglas, Wyoming, where she was found in possession of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and a large sum of currency. The Wyoming Department of Justice did not say how much money.

She was indicted on July 18, 2024, and pleaded guilty on Dec. 2, 2024. U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin imposed the sentence on Feb. 20 in Cheyenne.

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.

What is Methamphetamine?

Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.

Street Names

Batu, Bikers Coffee, Black Beauties, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Crystal, Glass, Go-Fast, Hiropon, Ice, Meth, Methlies Quick, Poor Man's Cocaine, Shabu, Shards, Speed, Stove Top, Tina, Trash, Tweak, Uppers, Ventana, Vidrio, Yaba, Yellow Barn

How is it used?

Powder, pill, smoked, snorted, injected to intensify the effects, users may take higher doses of the drug, take it more frequently, or change their method of intake

How does it affect the body?

Highly addictive, Agitation, increased heart rate and blood pressure, increased respiration and body temperature, Anxiety, paranoia, High doses can cause convulsions, cardiovascular collapse, stroke or death

What are its overdose effects?

High doses may result in death from stroke, heart attack, or multiple organ problems caused by overheating.

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