Two Men Arraigned On Multiiple Drugs Charges In Delta County

On February 16, 2025, Colton Troy Brunette and Tristan Russell Halfaday were arrested by the Delta County Sheriff’s Office after a traffic stop. In the course of their investigation, Halfaday was located with a pistol on his person.

Further search of the vehicle found the following controlled substances: approximately 136.12 grams of cocaine, 35.43 grams of powdered fentanyl, 64.94 grams of “blue pill” fentanyl, 61.83 grams of MDMA, 1.950 grams of Ketamine, and a large variety of prescription drugs, including gabapentin pills, amphetamine pills, and psilocybin mushroom.

On February 18, 2025, Colton Troy Brunette, 24, was arraigned in the 94^th District Court on four (4) felony charges:

1. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Narcotics (50 to 449 grams), punishable by up to 20 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
2. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Ketamine, punishable by up to 7 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
3. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Fentanyl, punishable by up to 7 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
4. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Methamphetamine, punishable by up to 20 years, and/or a $25,000 fine.

Bond was set for Brunette at $75,000, cash/surety. He is to be under basic house arrest, with a GPS Tether, cannot possess alcohol, controlled substances, marijuana, or other mind-altering drugs. Must submit to random alcohol and drug testing.

On February 18, 2025, Tristan Russell Halfaday, 20, was arraigned in the 94^th District Court on eight (8) felony charges:

1. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Narcotics (50 to 449 grams), punishable by up to 20 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
2. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Ketamine, punishable by up to 7 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
3. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Fentanyl, punishable by up to 7 years, and/or a $10,000 fine.
4. Weapons—carrying a concealed weapon, specifically a pistol, punishable by up to 5 years, and/or a $2,500 fine.
5. Weapons—carrying a concealed weapon, specifically a knife, punishable by up to 5 years, and/or a $2,500 fine.
6. Weapons—carrying a concealed weapon, specifically a knife, punishable by up to 5 years, and/or a $2,500 fine.
7. Felony firearm, punishable by up to 2 years, served consecutive to any other conviction.
8. Conspiracy to Deliver/Manufacture Methamphetamine, punishable by up to 20 years, and/or a $25,000 fine.

Bond was set for Halfaday at $85,000, cash/surety. He is to be under basic house arrest, with a GPS Tether, cannot possess alcohol, controlled substances, marijuana, or other mind-altering drugs. Must submit to random alcohol and drug testing.

Brunette and Halfaday will next appear in 94^th District Court for a Probable Cause Conference, which is closed to the public, on February 27, 2025. Brunette and Halfaday are currently scheduled for a Preliminary Examination in the 9^th District Court on March 6, 2025.