Sundance Times - Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

Much can change between now and March 20. However, if the case continues to progress along its current schedule, Crook County native Ed Svoboda is expected to stand trial for murder in the first degree on that date. Svoboda has pled not guilty to...

Gillette resident Milford Hiebert has been sentenced to up to five years in a state penal institution after his probation was revoked for failing to complete a court-ordered rehabilitation program. Hiebert was serving three years of supervised...

Speeding – Matthew Kley, Chanhassen, MN, 88/75, $125; Justin Watkins, Canton, GA, 78/70, $101; Lori K. Huyck, Gillette, WY, $100; Douglas Stevens, Oliver BC, Canada, 79/70, $103; Danielle Richardson, Billings, MT, 88/80, $101; Philip Hersey,...

Speeding – Daniel E. Eicher, Mt. Vernon, MO, 40/30, $150; Scott J. Backes, Gillette, WY, 59/45, $130; Charmaine Carter, Hill City, SD, 86/80, $97; David Martin, Greenwood, IN, 86/70, $150; Ashlynne Simpson, Rapid City, SD, 79/70, $103; (minor),...

Sept. 19 – Abandoned vehicle. Business checks. Three fire pages. Paper service. Sex offense. Suspicious person/circumstances. Traffic complaint. Four traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Two wanted persons. Sept. 20 – Alarm. Assisted another agency....

Sept. 12 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Business check. Trespassing complaint. Two animal complaints. Fingerprints. Suspicious circumstance. Traffic hazard. Four EMS pages. Sept. 13 – Child abuse/neglect. Citizen assist. Fraud....

Speeding – Stephen Kirby, Chino, CA, 78/65, $181; Ranae Monson, Moorcroft, WY, 85/70, $135; Rayannan Taken, Gillette, WY, 75/70, $15; Jennifer Schulte, Milton, DE, 82/65, $209; Anita Johnson, Monument, CO, 90/80, $115; Enrique Calo, Ontario, CA,...

Speeding – Kason Twomey, Gillette, WY, 60/45, $135; Michael Newhouse, Azle, TX, 94/70, $190; Mary Holzer, West Bend, WI, 77/70, $99; James P. Kush, Spearfish, SD, 93/80, $125; Cody Nored, Loveland, CO, 97/80, $155; Joseph Gardner, Gillette, WY, 94/...

Sept. 5 – Paper service. Fifteen traffic stops. Fire ban violation. Two motorist assists. Assist Keyhole State Park Ranger. Suspicious vehicle. Business check. House watch. Three EMS pages. Sept. 6 – Eight VIN checks. Two paper services. Nine tra...

Speeding – David Spencer, Minot, ND, 90/70, $160; Nicholas Gonzalez, Easton, MD, 80/70, $115; Craig A. Dolphay, Upton, WY, 92/80, $120; Steven Acuff, Citrus Heights, California, 102/80, $180; Adrian Nature, June Lake, CA, 90/80, $115; Clarence...

Aug. 29 – Eight VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Two citizen assists. Two fingerprints. Two assists to Hulett Police. Property damage accident. Welfare check. Business check. Three EMS pages. Aug. 30 – Five VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two...

Speeding – Colin Hofer, Rapid City, SD, 92/75, $145; Erick Wolfe, Newcastle, WY, 89/80, $103; Stormy Hopp, Donnellson, IA, 88/80, $101; Abraham Rocha, Spokane, WA, 85/70, $135; Luis Largo, Saint Paul, MN, 94/80, $130; Nicole M. Etzold, Bridgeport,...

Aug. 22 – Eight VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Fraud complaint. Traffic hazard. Three fingerprints. Motorist assist. Harassment complaint. Business check. Suspicious circumstance. EMS page. Aug. 23 – Two VIN checks. Three...

Aug. 15 – Eight VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Vehicle lockout. Business checks. Suspicious circumstance. Welfare check. Fraud complaint. Citizen assist. Three sets fingerprints. EMS page. Aug. 16 – Seven VIN checks. Seven traffic stops....

Speeding – Matthew Abrams, Ogunquit, ME, 87/70, $155; Mary Przybylski, Menomonee Falls, WI, 78/70, $101; (minor), Gillette, WY, 64/30, $75; Anthony Annunziata, Stamford, CT, 90/75, $135; Che Smith, Cody, WY, 54/45, $133; John Gray, Los Angeles,...

A Texas woman has been given a suspended sentence on a felony theft charge. Merinda Fisher allegedly stole a vehicle from a business in Sundance and drove to South Dakota, where she was seen driving the vehicle away from a truck stop. On November 7,...

Robert Myles of Moorcroft has been sentenced to up to four years in a state penal institution following an incident in which he was reported for attempting to steal a vehicle from a residence. On October 15, 2021, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office de...

Aug. 1 – Nine VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Traffic accident with damage. Alarm called in. Business check. Citizen assist. Coroner call. Fingerprints for outside employment. Theft report. Suspicious person/circumstance. Traffic complaint. Trespas...

Speeding – Burton Little, Columbus, OH, 86/75, $115; Benjamin D. Osborne, Omaha, NE, 97/80, $155; Alexandra Reyes, Kansas City, KS, 73/65, $126; Kirk Oja, Moorcroft, WY, 78/65, $181; River Halverson, Box Elder, SD, 63/45, $216; Tiffany Deyoung, Fox...

Speeding – Douglass S. Bates, Rapid City, SD, 90/75, $135; Polly M. Miller, Aladdin, WY, 90/70, $160; Allan K. Johnstone, 39/20, $100; Ethan Stebbins, Rapid City, SD, 84/75, $103; Jeffery Glissendorf, Pocatello, ID, 87/75, $120; Michael Murphy,...

Aug. 1 – Nine VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Traffic accident with damage. Alarm called in. Business check. Citizen assist. Coroner call. Fingerprints for outside employment. Theft report. Suspicious person/circumstance. Traffic complaint. Trespas...

A male subject with an active Wyoming warrant was shot and killed by law enforcement on Saturday morning after two shootouts took place on I-90 near Sundance. According to the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the subject was contacted by a Wyoming...

Speeding – Austin R. Vanderhoef, Upton, WY, 71/50, $175; Michael Schmitt, Casper, WY, 89/80, $103; William Radcliffe, Daytona Beach, FL, 84/70, $140; John Hartley, Beaverton, OR, 91/80, $115; Rayshawn J.E. Doyle, Gillette, WY, 99/80, $165; Yanli...

July 25 – Three VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Animal complaint. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. Fire. EMS page. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. REDDI report. Suspicious circumstances. Traffic hazard. Welfare check. July 26 ...

Speeding – (minor), Gillette, WY, 111/80, $155; Carlos Naranjo Paida, Oak Harbor, WA, 92/80, $120; Ian J. Cummings, Richlandtown, PA, 86/65, $175; Theodore Kandler, Thomaston, GA, 80/65, $195; Kenneth Phipps, Grinnell, IA, 96/75, $165; Matthew...