Police in Kittitas County are asking for the public's assistance in located an alleged drug dealer who recently failed to appear in court.

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Shad Collins of East Wenatchee was arrested for outstanding warrants out of Douglas County in January, 2024.

At the time of his arrest, investigators say Collins was also found in possession of methamphetamine, as well as hundreds of pills laced with fentanyl that they believe he was intending to sell, and that his arrest occurred at a school bus stop near Ellensburg.

While he was incarcerated at the Kittitas County Jail, police say Collins was recorded on an inmate phone line persuading his girlfriend to lie to authorities and profess that the narcotics belonged to her.

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