Passenger arrested after deputies find suspected meth in Grand Junction
Deputies stopped a vehicle Oct. 23 and arrested the passenger after finding more than 4 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
On October 23, 2026, at about 1:20 a.m., Mesa County deputies contacted two adults in a vehicle near Mountain Dr. and Brook View Way in Grand Junction. The driver was released on a summons, but passenger Amanda Lawson, 44, of Olathe, Colo., was found with more than 4 grams of suspected methamphetamine and was arrested. Lawson was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on a felony charge of unlawful possession over 4 grams of a Schedule I/II controlled substance and a petty offense for possession of drug paraphernalia; bond has not been set.