12-03-2025
2 Kansas City residents arrested in Eagle County after 40 pounds of PCP found by K-9
DENVER (KDVR) — What could have been a simple traffic stop ultimately led to a multi-jurisdictional drug task force finding two five-gallon containers of 'angel dust' and the arrest of two Kansas City residents.
The arrests happened on March 7 when a Vail Police Department officer, who is assigned to the multi-jurisdictional GRANITE drug task force, stopped a vehicle on eastbound Interstate 70 in Eagle County because they were tailgating another vehicle. During the stop, the occupants 'made statements that raised the officer's suspicions of further criminal activity,' according to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office.
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The officer deployed K-9 Mojo, a narcotics detection dog, who sniffed around the car and had multiple positive alerts, according to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office. Because of this, officers had probable cause to search the vehicle, which they did.
Inside the trunk of the car were two five-gallon containers, the sheriff's office reported, and a field test on the liquid inside tested presumptively positive for narcotics. Additional testing done in collaboration with Homeland Security Investigations showed the substance was liquid PCP, or prevented liquid phencyclidine, a potent hallucinogen that's also called angel dust, black dust, Crystal T or Goon Dust, according to the Eagle County sheriff.
Police arrested both people inside the vehicle and identified them as Brian Kirk Lockett, 46, and Shanella Lanae Jones, 43. They were taken to the Eagle County Detention Facility where each had bond set at $100,000. They are each facing:
Unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Special offender
Conspiracy
Lockett and Jones are scheduled to appear in court next on April 22.
The sheriff's office is encouraging anyone who may have information about the case or the suspects to contact them at 970-328-8500, or to provide the information anonymously through the Eagle County Crime Stoppers at If a tip leads to an arrest and indictment, you could earn a cash reward.
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