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  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Aug 31, 2023

    Aug. 21 – Three VIN checks. Assist other agency. Traffic hazard. Trauma. Vicious animal. Four business checks. Animal complaint. Aug. 22 – Three VIN checks. Two prisoner transports. Four traffic stops. Animal complaint. Business check. Harassment. Aug. 23 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Four traffic stops. Livestock. Domestic. Traffic hazard. Fingerprints. Citizen assist. Aug. 24 – Seven VIN checks. Fingerprints. Traffic stop. Citizen assist. Three business checks. Fire page. Title 25. Sex offense. Burglary. Aug. 25 – Four VIN checks. F...

  • Michigan man charged with sexual exploitation of a child

    Sarah Pridgeon|Aug 24, 2023

    Julian Russell of Michigan has been charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children after allegedly contacting a 14-year-old girl on social media and encouraging her to send him sexually explicit material. On May 13, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a Sundance address for a report of a 19-year-old male “messing around with” teenage girls. In his report, the deputy states that his investigation revealed that Russell had been speaking to a 14-year-old girl...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Aug 24, 2023

    Aug. 14 – Six VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Fingerprints. Traffic hazard. Two motorist assists. Welfare check.. Harassment. Found property. Aug. 15 – Four VIN checks. Protection order. Two traffic stops. Four business checks. Fraud. Assist other agency. Animal complaint. Aug. 16 – Four VIN checks. Explosives. Five traffic stops. Two business checks. Juvenile problem. Two EMS pages. Prisoner transport. Aug. 17 – Two VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Two fingerprints. Business checks. Civil standby. Two REDDI reports. Suspicious circums...

  • Circuit Court

    Aug 24, 2023

    Speeding – Aimie Wise, Hope Hempstead, AR, 58/40, $150; Robert F. Piazza, Litchfield, CT, 40/30, $140; Brian Critchley, Bountiful, UT, 81/65, $150; Daniel W. Mittag, Littleton, CO, 84/70, $140; Victor Alejardro Torres, Gillette, WY, 31/20, $100; Kyle Ramaeker, Van Wert, IA, 80/70, $105; Brett Makedonski, 84/70, $130; Chauncey Grant Jenerou, Sundance, WY, 70/45, $185; (minor), Leuorah, TX, 40/30, $100; Richard White, Greencastle, IN, 81/70, $115; Ion Buia, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 82/65, $155; Piotr Hababicki, Upper Halliford, United Kingdom, 1...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Aug 17, 2023

    Aug. 7 – Four VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Business checks. Two motorist assists. Two citizen assists. Civil assist. Accident. Animal complaint. House watch. Aug. 8 – Four VIN checks. Prisoner transport. Three traffic stops. Accident. Aug. 9 – Three VIN checks. Fraud. Five traffic stops. Alarm. Motorist assist. Assist other agency. Fire page. Two accidents. Traffic hazard. Aug. 10 – Six VIN checks. Two paper services. Five traffic stops. Business alarm. Traffic hazard. Assist other agency. Two suspicious circumstances. Embezzlement. Three f...

  • Circuit Court

    Aug 17, 2023

    Speeding – Pedro Sanchez Vilchis, Frannie, WY, 86/75, $125; Robert A. Gunn Jr., Buckkner, MO, 79/70, $113; Certain Pierreuincent, Bozeman, MT, 44/30, $100 Windshield View Obstructed – Alvin M. Rosa, Vernal, UT, $60 No Seat Belt (driver) – Randy Peters, Moorcroft, WY, $25; Pedro Sanchez Vilchis, Frannie, WY, $25 No Valid Driver’s License – Thomas Newsome, Cheyenne, WY, $140 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Michael Levitz, Seattle, WA, $140; Elizabeth Ham, Wright, WY, $140 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Rand...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Aug 10, 2023

    July 24 – Seven VIN checks. Twelve traffic stops. Paper service. Assist another agency. Three EMS calls. Traffic complaint. Traffic hazard. Two accidents. Project Lifesaver. Prisoner transportation. Information. Runaway juvenile. Extra patrol. Business check. Citizen assist. July 25 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stops. Four paper services. Threatening. Prisoner transport. Fraud. Business check. Two citizen disputes. Protection order. Animal complaint. Four fire pages. Two EMS pages. July 26 – Four VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two paper servi...

  • Circuit Court

    Aug 10, 2023

    Speeding – Cody W. Tupper, St. Onge, SD, 96/75, $175; Dinu Ion, Seattle, WA, 84/75, $113; Christine Weisel, Oak Harbor, WA, 40/30, $140; Paula Torres, Laramie, WY, 76/65, $167; Thomas H. Sullivan, Smithville, AR, 86/70, $150; Mia Amaro, Highland, CA, 80/65, $195; Harley Azure, Rapid City, SD, 92/80, $120; Callie R. Littrel, Gillette, WY, 40/20, $170; Logan Westover, Hulett, WY, 90/70, $160; Hua Yu, West Vancouver, BC, Canada, 90/75, $135; Payton Timberman, Moorcroft, WY, 85/75, $105; Ever Lopez Cisneros, Pierce, CO, 55/40, $135; Thomas J...

  • Jenerou sentenced for spate of area burglaries

    Sarah Pridgeon|Aug 3, 2023

    A man currently serving up to ten years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary and theft in Weston County has pleaded guilty to similar charges in Crook County and sentenced with up to ten years of incarceration. According to court documents, Donald Jenerou stole items in both Hulett and Moorcroft in October, 2021. On October 14, 2021, Moorcroft Police Department took a report of a burglary at the Converse Carwash and Laundromat in which $4500 in cash, computer hard drives (including from a security system), keys...

  • Circuit Court

    Aug 3, 2023

    Speeding – Vicki L. White, Devils Tower, WY, 75/65, $105; Zachary Tyler Salyer, Gillette, WY, 32/20, $130; John Killcommons, Garden City, NY, 86/70, $140; Luke D. Hill, Sundance, WY, 78/65, $181; Bethany Allen, Billings, MT, 94/75, $155; Brennan Roberts, Gillette, WY, 45/30, $145; Marvin C. Domingue, Gillette, WY, 92/80, $130; Bobbie Nagel, Lodi, CA, 61/40, $165; Boon Lim, Lutherville, MD, 93/80, $125; Nasirbaig Baig, Glen Ellyn, IL, 94/80, $130; Antonio Beltran-Firfan, Log Lane Village, CO, 77/70, $99; Moses E. Cardenas, Gillette, WY, 9...

  • Circuit Court

    Jul 27, 2023

    Speeding – Chad Behnke, Gillette, WY, 90/80, $105; Brandin Kolski, Glasgow, MT, 93/70, $175; Mary Perkins, Hot Springs, NC, 79/70, $103; David Nye, Glendale, AZ, 83/65, $216; Brenden Jay Gustafson, Dassel, MN, 77/65, $174; John McMillen, Hulett, WY, 68/45, $175; Tamera Zick, Moorcroft, WY, 90/75, $135; Gonzalo Franco, Dickinson, ND, 78/70, $101 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Desmond Medina, Gillette, WY, $10, Donavon Medina, Gillette, WY, $10 Exhibit Acceleration – Preston T. Haedlund, Gillette, WY, $150 Violate Legal Weight (2001-4000) – Willie...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jul 27, 2023

    July 17 – Five VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Paper service. Welfare check. Motorist assist. Wanted person. Fingerprints. Three EMS pages. July 18 – Three VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Coroner call. Assist other agency. Prisoner transport. Two suspicious circumstances. Fire alarm. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Business checks. Two EMS pages. Fire page. July 19 – Two VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Citizen assist. Suspicious. Fingerprints. House watch. Information. Business check. Fire page. July 20 – Four VIN checks. Five traffic stops....

  • Svoboda enters "no contest" plea in murder case

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jul 20, 2023

    The murder case involving the untimely death of Ed Svoboda’s wife is now heading towards sentencing after his change of plea to “no contest” was entered into the official record on Wednesday. However, while the court has recorded Svoboda’s plea agreement, District Judge James Michael Causey did so while reserving the right to accept or reject it at the sentencing hearing, which will take place after a pre-sentence investigation is complete. 73-year-old Svoboda’s change of plea hearing took place on Wednesday, having been originally scheduled...

  • Circuit Court

    Jul 20, 2023

    Speeding – Mario Alexander Bautista Vargas, Gillette, WY, 38/30, $136; Brandon Braun, North Prairie, WI, 85/75, $105; Martin Kerkenbush, Rapid City, SD, 89/80, $103; Otilio Munoz Franco, Harvey, IL, 87/75, $120; (minor), Sheridan, WY, 107/80, $205; Christopher Janzen, Grand Junction, CO, 83/65, $216; Reagan Lewis, Cedarbluff, MS, 79/70, $103; Trenten Moody, Gillette, WY, 92/80, $120; Mayur Patel, North Providence, RI, 80/65, $195; Joshua Case, Gillette, WY, 88/80, $101; Brandin Kolski, Glasgow, MT, 93/70, $175; Perry R. Sheehan, Gillette, W...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jul 20, 2023

    July 10 – Six VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Three paper services. Escort. Accident. Civil standby. Citizen dispute. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. July 11 – Seven VIN checks. Traffic stops. Suspicious. Two business checks. Welfare check. Fraud. Abandoned vehicle. REDDI report. Motorist assist. Traffic complaint. July 12 – Four VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two paper services. Motorist assist. Three business checks. Suspicious. Animal complaint. Assist other agency. Prints. Deliver message. July 13 – Six VIN checks. Three traffic stops....

  • Circuit Court

    Jul 13, 2023

    Speeding – Anoop R. Gayam, Elkhorn, NE, 94/75, $155 Open Container of Alcohol in Moving Vehicle – Brianna K. Graham, Weston, WY, $150 Window Tint Violation – Kile L. Tarrant, Moorcroft, WY, $90 No Daily Use Permit – Brittani J.K. Johnston, Kelowna, BC, Canada, $85 Fail to Require Child Age 12 and Under to Wear Life Jacket – Robert B. Rogers, Newcastle, WY, $150...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jul 13, 2023

    June 26 – Six VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Property damage. Business check. Industrial accident. Prisoner transport. Patient transport. Two REDDI reports. Parking problem. Gun call. June 27 – Four VIN check. Traffic stops. Paper service. Two prisoner transports. Citizen assist. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Three business checks. Sex offense. June 28 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic stops. Paper service. Four EMS pages. Two animal complaints. Two prisoner transports. Two fingerprints. Assist another agency. Extra patrol. Suspicious. House...

  • Svoboda changes plea in murder case

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jul 6, 2023

    Ed Svoboda has pleaded “no contest” to aggravated homicide by vehicle, one of three murder charges that were leveled against him following the untimely death of his wife, Kathleen. Svoboda initially pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness to charges of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree and aggravated homicide by vehicle. Svoboda was arrested on September 5, 2021 after the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports that he had driven a truck into his back yard and struck his wife, Kathleen. She was prono...

  • Moorcroft man charged with possession

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jul 6, 2023

    Benito Juarez of Moorcroft faces a felony charge of possession after he was pulled over for a badly damaged windshield. On June 22, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was stopped on Juniper Hills Road at around 7:05 p.m. when he observed a vehicle with a badly broken windshield and effected a traffic stop. The occupant was Juarez, who the deputy reports knowing from prior contacts. Juarez allegedly stated he had just purchased the vehicle and produced a title indicating he had done so two days earlier for $50. He also allegedly stated he h...

  • Circuit Court

    Jul 6, 2023

    Speeding – Donald H. Cool, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $105; Carlos L. Almenares, Las Vegas, NV, 102/80, $180; Charity Clarissa Linares, Gillette, WY, 45/30, $145; Davina Oduong, Bismarck, ND, 98/80, $150; Michael Nickelson, Lake City, FL, 82/65, $209; Nathaniel Wilson, Sheridan, WY, 87/80, $99; John Kelly, Cleveland, OH, 82/70, $120; Patrick Donaldson, Hayden, ID, 89/80, $113; Deena Budd, Pueblo, CO, 94/80, $130; Kyler James Rea, Joplin, MO, 48/30, $160; Taylor Waluch, Saint Regis, MT, 87/75, $120; Murray E. Hebbring, Newcastle, WY, 50/30, $240; Wyat...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jun 29, 2023

    June 19 – Five VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Traffic complaint. Citizen assist. Accident. Patient transfer. June 20 – Five VIN checks. Traffic hazard. Six traffic stops. Three business checks. Suspicious persons. June 21 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Suspicious. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Information. Three business checks. June 22 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Five traffic stops. Assist other agency. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Civil standby. EMS page. June 23...

  • Circuit Court

    Jun 29, 2023

    Speeding – Jack August Hietpas, Stillwater, MN, 93/80, $125; Tad Michael Swaney, Rozet, WY, 79/70, $103; Christian W. Rightly, Moorcroft, WY, 76/70, $97; Stephen Williams, Gillette, WY, 92/75, $145; Nicholas Howard White, Upton, WY, 35/20, $145; Juan Cruz Vargas, Commerce City, CO, 82/70, $120; Joshua Taylor Mikesell, Loveland, CO, 69/50, $165; Sender Medrano Castillo, Gillette, WY, 49/30, $223; Nicholas Lawson, Spearfish, SD, 87/75, $120; William Haas, Sanibel, FL, 96/65, $225; Devon W. Cathcart, Gillette, WY, 32/20, $130 Expired Temporary L...

  • Jenerou facing felony charges after spate of area burglaries

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jun 22, 2023

    A man currently serving up to ten years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary and theft in Weston County is now facing similar charges in Crook County. According to court documents, Donald Jenerou stole items in both Hulett and Moorcroft in October, 2021. On October 14, 2021, an officer of Moorcroft Police Department took a report of a burglary at the Converse Carwash and Laundromat in which $4500 in cash, computer hard drives (including from a security system), keys and cameras were taken. The officer contacted...

  • Sundance man charged for failing to register as a sex offender

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jun 22, 2023

    A Sundance man has been charged with a felony for failing to register as a sex offender in Crook County. According to court documents, the Crook County Sheriff's Office received information that Johnnie Ronco was living in this county but had not registered as a sex offender. The last known place in which he was registered was Canon City, Colorado. A deputy attempted to make contact with Ronco at his residence and then at his place of employment. Ronco allegedly replied in the affirmative when...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jun 22, 2023

    June 12 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Seventeen traffic stops. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Business checks. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. Traffic hazard. June 13 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Six EMS pages. Four sets fingerprints. Citizen assist. Three business checks. Property damage. Alarm-fire. Two house watches. Found property. June 14 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Six traffic stops. Motorist assist. Citizen assist. EMS page. Fingerprints. Traffic complaint. Animal complaint. Two business checks. House...

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