Laramie Man Charged With Taking Controlled Substance In a Jail

LARAMIE -- Shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 23, Laramie Police Officers responded to the 1600 Block of Centennial Drive for the report of a suspicious subject trying to gain access to rooms.

31-year-old Jaskern Bassi was arrested and charged with Breach of Peace, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Taking a Controlled Substance into a Jail.

Bond has not been set on the felony charge and Bassi remains in custody at the Albany County Detention Center.

Breach of the peace is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months, a fine of not more than $750, or both.

Possession of a controlled substance is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 12 months, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

Taking controlled substances into a jail is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.