Laramie couple charged after meth syringe found in infant bassinet

A loaded syringe containing suspected methamphetamine was found in an infant’s bassinet inside a Laramie bedroom, turning a routine probation check into a felony child-safety case in Albany County.

Investigators said the check happened shortly before 11 a.m. on May 27, 2026, after Wyoming Probation and Parole agents asked the Albany County Sheriff’s Office for help at the home. Alyisha Edwards was not there when deputies first arrived, but authorities later found Edwards and Edward Miller hiding in a shed behind the house.

Inside that shed, deputies reportedly found drug paraphernalia, including glass and metal pipes with suspected meth and marijuana residue. The more serious discovery came in the bedroom: a loaded hypodermic syringe containing what investigators believed was liquid methamphetamine was found at the bottom of an infant bassinet belonging to the couple’s son. Authorities said the child regularly slept in that bassinet, placing the alleged drugs in the same space used for the baby’s rest.

Prosecutors charged Edwards and Miller with one count each of a child being present where meth or fentanyl is possessed, along with two counts each of possession of a controlled substance. Both defendants waived preliminary hearings on Tuesday, and an Albany County District Court judge set bond at $30,000 cash only for each of them.

The case falls under Wyoming’s child-endangerment controlled-substance law, which makes it a crime to knowingly and willfully permit a child to remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle where illicit methamphetamine or illicit fentanyl is possessed, stored or ingested. The Wyoming Legislature expanded that statute in 2023 to add fentanyl, a change that broadened the law’s reach in drug-exposure cases involving children.

Court papers described a blame game after the arrests. Edwards reportedly admitted using meth the previous Sunday but denied owning the syringe, while Miller allegedly said it belonged to Edwards. The case now moves forward with both adults facing felony charges and a baby’s sleeping space at the center of the allegations.