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Man Who Stole $7,500 Bottle Of Scotch In His Crotch Gets Probation, Will Be Able To Stay In U.S.
A Romanian immigrant who smuggled a $7,500 bottle of scotch out of a Jackson Hole liquor store in his crotch will be able to stay in the U.S. after an agreement to reduce his charges to a misdemeanor.Â
Clair McFarlandApril 13, 2023
170 Years In Prison For Casper Man Who Admitted Having Sex With 13-Year-Old
A federal court judge threw the book at Salvador Salas Jr., 32, of Casper, for drugging and having sex with a 13-year-old girl under the pretense of mentoring her. The 170 years in prison and more than $130,000 in restitution is appropriate for a “sexual predator … who manipulated people that trusted him,” said the U.S. attorney prosecuting Salas.
Clair McFarlandApril 13, 2023
Exotic Gillette Pet Store Cited For Animal Neglect
The owners of an exotic pet store in Gillette received three citations Wednesday for animal neglect. Customers told Cowboy State Daily the animals lived in "crammed" and "horrible" conditions.
Jen KocherApril 12, 2023
Oregon Man Moves To Green River, Gets Imprisoned 24 Years For Making Child Porn
After a recent move to Green River, Wyoming, from Oregon, Carl Picano will spend the next 15-24 years in prison for making and sharing child sex videos and photos of a preschooler.
Clair McFarlandApril 12, 2023
Gillette Police Arrest 13-Year-Old Boy In School Shooting Threat
The Gillette Police Department announced on Tuesday evening the arrest of a 13-year-old boy for an alleged school shooting threat, which came on the heels of numerous false reports of school violence earlier this month.
April 12, 2023
Casper Double Killer Was High On Meth, Irritated By Victims' Whispering
Luke Young's confession about how he killed two traveling companions surfaced in his case file this week, revealing they were all high on meth when Young, annoyed that his two traveling companions were whispering, shot them both on the side of a Wyoming highway.
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
Mexican Immigrant In Gillette Faces 15 Years In Prison For Forged U.S. Birth Certificate
A Mexican immigrant in Gillette could face 15 years in prison and $250,000 in fines for trying to get a passport with a fake birth certificate.
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
Search On For Escapee From Casper Reentry Center, Has “LA” Tattooed On Left Temple
Steven Charles Oldman, a 32-year-old Native American serving probation from the Casper Reentry Center failed to return to the center April 7. He has “LA” tattooed on his left temple, a teardrop tattoo below his left eye and “307” tattooed on the webbing of his left hand.
April 10, 2023
Gillette Man Accused Of Shooting Brother Pleads Not Guilty
A Gillette man accused of shooting his brother in the arm after a heated argument has pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder, a charge punishable by between 20 years and life in prison.
Clair McFarlandApril 10, 2023
Citing Violence Against Swimmer Riley Gaines, University Of Wyoming Sorority Members Ask Judge To Reconsider Anonymity
Citing violence against women's rights activist Riley Gaines, members of a University of Wyoming sorority on Friday asked a federal judge to reconsider their request for anonymity in a lawsuit against the sorority for admitting a transgender woman.
Clair McFarlandApril 08, 2023
Wind River Reservation Man Accused Of Double Murder Pleads Not Guilty Â
Brandon Monroe, who was 16 when Jocelyn Watt and Rudy Perez died of gunshot wounds on Watt's bedroom floor, pleaded not guilty Friday to murder, while also evoking a mental incompetency plea.  Â
Clair McFarlandApril 07, 2023
Kemmerer Mom Sentenced To Probation, Babysitter Still Facing Murder Charge For 5-Year-Old's Death
Kayla Kartchner, who was arrested for drug possession after a babysitter allegedly murdered her five-year-old last November, received a probation sentence this week.Â
Clair McFarlandApril 07, 2023
Judge Denies University of Wyoming Sorority Women, Transgender Member Anonymity In Lawsuit
The seven women suing Kappa Kappa Gamma for inducting a transgender woman into its Wyoming chapter have until April 20 to reveal their true names in open court, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Clair McFarlandApril 07, 2023
Sundance Man Faces Decades In Prison For Slamming Children Against Bath Tubs And WallsÂ
Joshua Idler faces up to 42 years in prison if convicted on all counts of child abuse and assault relating to allegations that he choked, hit, threw and kicked his children, and tried to push his pregnant wife out of a moving van. Â
Clair McFarlandApril 06, 2023
Double Jeopardy Doesn't Spare Man Convicted Of Stomping On Woman's HeadÂ
Double jeopardy doesn’t apply in the case of the Ethete man who was convicted of charges in tribal court for stomping on a woman's head, and now is being charged again on the federal level. Â
Clair McFarlandApril 05, 2023
University of Wyoming Professor Urges Supreme Court To Rule In Favor Of NRA
George Mocsary, a University of Wyoming law professor who advised the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2022 landmark gun-rights case, now has submitted a document urging the high court to uphold the NRA's ability to do business with banks and insurance companies.Â
Clair McFarlandApril 05, 2023
Atheist Sues Gillette For $24 Million Because Christian Prayers At City Council "Mock His Beliefs"
Bruce Williams, an atheist, is suing his town of Gillette, saying city leaders let Christian groups determine who says invocations at government meetings. This creates "a mockery of my Atheist beliefs through its deliberate preference for Christianity," he said.
Clair McFarlandApril 04, 2023
Wyoming Schools Go On Lockdown After False Active-Shooter Calls
Perhaps in response to a TikTok challenge, multiple schools in Wyoming were locked down Monday morning as threats of active shooters and school violence were called in. All the threats were bogus and law enforcement has cleared the schools to end their lockdowns.
Clair McFarlandApril 03, 2023
Powell Woman Facing State And Federal Charges In Delivery Of 10,000 Fentanyl Pills
A Powell woman implicated in a 10,000-pill fentanyl mail delivery worth about $600,000 now faces federal as well as state drug charges. She faces up to 39 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023
Reservation Murder Suspect Charged For Shooting Neighbor In The Back Of The Head
Francis James Acebo is accused of shooting Derek Redstar Pappan in the back of the head while Pappan searched for a cellphone charger early Saturday, then telling his children goodbye and turning himself in.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023
Cheyenne Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Quarter Million Dollars, Faces Up To 21 Years In Jail
Carrisa Dunn-Pollard pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling nearly a quarter-million dollars from Cheyenne Little Theater, and has agreed to pay the theater back. She faces up to 21 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023
Colorado Woman Accused Of False Rape Claim Against Lander Man
As Lander police investigated Michelle Boyle's claims that a local man raped and punched her, they found evidence that the woman made the story up, slashed the man's tires and posted fliers around town falsely labeling him a sexual predator.
Clair McFarlandMarch 30, 2023
Jackson Man Pleads Not Guilty to Raping Child And Producing Child Pornography
German Guerra, 36 pleaded not guilty to numerous sex charges punishable by up to 144 years in prison, according to a Wednesday filing in Teton County District Court. He's scheduled for trial in August.
Clair McFarlandMarch 30, 2023
Wyoming Abortion Lawsuit Expands To Include Ban On Chemical Abortion Pills
Abortion rights supporters have filed an amended lawsuit that now includes a challenge to a recently passed ban on chemical abortion pills, along with Wyoming’s new sweeping ban on nearly all forms of abortion.
Leo WolfsonMarch 30, 2023