From the desk of Sheriff Bryson Meyers:
On September 25, 2025, around 12:30 a.m., deputies stopped a vehicle along Hutton Road near Gank Road for traffic violations.
A passenger in the vehicle, Roger Lee Strawser, 59 years old, Oakland, was arrested on the strength of outstanding arrest warrants. A search of Strawser and the vehicle was conducted, which resulted in the recovery of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Crack Cocaine, as well as $580.00 in United States Currency.
A second passenger in the vehicle, Kathy Lynn Cardinell-Strawser, 69 years old, New York, was also arrested as a result of the search. Roger Strawser was arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession of Fentanyl, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Crack Cocaine, as well as being arrested on the outstanding arrest warrant. Kathy Lynn Cardinell-Strawser was arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession of Fentanyl, and Possession of Methamphetamine.
Both were transported to the Garrett County Detention Center, where they are currently being held pending a bond hearing.