Falkville Man Faces Three Charges After I-65 Traffic Stop

Cullman County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested John Kristopher Wayne Monfort of Falkville after a traffic stop on Interstate 65 led to the discovery of fentanyl and other controlled substances. The stop happened near the 299 exit on May 12, 2026, after deputies observed a traffic violation.

Deputies said they established probable cause to search the vehicle before finding fentanyl, Suboxone strips and drug paraphernalia. Monfort was arrested at the scene and is now in custody.

John Kristopher Wayne Monfort

Monfort faces three charges: Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The trafficking charge is the most serious of the three, and the sheriff's office said fentanyl trafficking carries some of the most severe penalties under Alabama law.

The case turns on the stop itself. Deputies did not say what traffic violation led them to pull Monfort over, but they said the violation gave them a basis to stop the vehicle and later search it after probable cause was established.

Cullman County Sheriff's Office

The sheriff's office did not release the quantity of drugs seized or bond information. That leaves the arrest record limited to the charges, the location of the stop and the items deputies said they recovered from the vehicle.

For Monfort, the immediate consequence is custody on a trafficking case tied to fentanyl, one of the charges that can carry the heaviest penalties under state law. For drivers passing through I-65 in Cullman County, the stop shows how quickly a routine traffic violation can lead to a drug investigation when deputies say they have probable cause.