Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Wyoming Department of Corrections announced last week that inmate Fred Schon had died at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Facility in Torrington. In 2021, the 87-year-old was sentenced in Crook County to up to 40 years of incarceration for second degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 13. Schon was originally charged with 52 separate felony counts of the same charge. The incidents allegedly took place over a period of approximately four years, according to court reports. The allegations were investigated by Sundance Police...
A Minnesota man has been given a suspended sentence on possession charges after both methamphetamine and marijuana were found on his person and in his vehicle during a traffic stop. On October 4, 2023, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper was patrolling U.S. Hwy 212 near milepost 16 when he saw a vehicle traveling east at a high rate of speed. Traffic radar recorded the speed at 85 mph in a 70 mph zone. The trooper reports that he turned his car around and observed the suspect vehicle pull over to the shoulder of the road even before he activated...
Speeding – Watt Lawrence, White House, TN, 79/75, $10; Brynan Keuhl-Mendenhall, Rapid City, SD, 79/75, $10; (minor), Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Douglass S. Bates, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Marlo Huesers, Max, ND, 80/75, $15; Alexander Murrell, San Jose, CA, 80/75, $15; Jeremiah D. Remington, Upton, WY, 80/75, $15; Ami Schmid, Spearfish, SD, 80/75, $15; Roman Manolii, Lake Zurich, IL, 80/75, $15; Boston M. Williamson, Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Evan Estright, Billings, MT, 85/80, $15; James Pectol, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Betsy Ann Symonds,...
July 22 – Three VIN checks. Three paper services. Traffic stop. Animal complaint. Fingerprints. Two fire pages. Three EMS pages. July 23 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Citizen assist. Traffic hazard. Assisted Keyhole State Park. Motorist assist. Threats complaint. Two EMS pages. Fire page. July 24 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Business checks. Motorist assist. Two animal complaints. EMS page. Fire page. July 25 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Four traffic stops. Business checks. Fingerprints. Theft...
Speeding – Robert St. Onge, Nashua, NH, 85/80, $15; Julie Gonzalez, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Elijah Gurevich, Lake in the Hills, IL, 85/80, $15; Shane Agee, Victor, MT, 80/70, $15; Sherry Beasley, Wright, WY, 90/80, $105; Christopher A. Chipperfield, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $105; Felix Ortizmartinez, Los Angeles, CA, 84/70, $130; James Clifford Ross, Crosslake, MN, 59/45, $130; Hernesto Jabalera, Worden, MT, 85/70, $135; Agata Petukhova, Naperville, IL, 97/80, $145; Anne M. Romero, Rapid City, SD, 95/75, $160; Simon Mwangi, Tacoma, WA, 9...
Speeding – Jenner Nelson, Minneapolis, MN, 79/75, $10; William Waskowitz, Cincinnati, OH, 69/65, $10; Eleanor Lent, Arlington, VA, 79/75, $10; David Williams, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Elizabeth Boos-Uttecht, Aladdin, WY, 79/75, $10; Jonathan Moody, Loveland, CO, 79/75, $10; Taylor Dahlin, Sheridan, WY, 80/75, $15; Jedidiah McDonald, Columbia Falls, MT, 85/80, $15; Ronald Paprocki, New York, NY, 85/80, $15; Gauge A. Ross, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Todd Hotchkiss, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Matthew Comte, Ormond Beach, FL, 80/75, $15; Casey C...
July 15 – Three VIN checks. Business checks. Two animal complaints. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two EMS pages. July 16 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Theft. Domestic. Medical. Citizen assist. Animal complaint. Six business checks. Two fire calls. EMS call. July 17 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Citizen assist. Welfare check. Two assists to another agency. Two fingerprints. Citizen dispute. Lost property. Business check. Three EMS calls. July 18 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. C...
Speeding – Denis Cote, Orleans, ON, Canada, 74/65, $113; Jian Zou, Edmonds, WA, 89/70, $155; Bryan Jackson, Minot, ND, 80/75, $15; Emmanuel Bolee, Fargo, ND, 91/75, $140; Keith R. Reinhard, Gillette, WY, 79/70, $103; Richard Chambers, Keyport, WA, 84/80, $10; Brennan Michael Aga, Spearfish, SD, 85/70, $135; Barbara Iwan-Limbo, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Will Collier, Gillette, WY, 94/75, $155 No Valid Driver’s License – Jose M. Dominguez Varela, Gillette, WY, $150 No Daily Use Permit – Emerly L. Spoonhunter, Gillette, WY, $85 No Camping...
July 8 – Four VIN checks. Project Lifesaver. Traffic stop. Citizen assist. Two assist other agency. Welfare check. Two motorist assists. Citizen dispute. Traffic hazard. Three business checks. Trespassing. Suspicious circumstance. July 9 – VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic stop. Motorist assist. Threatening. Accident. EMS page. Three fire pages. July 10 – Two VIN checks. Theft. Traffic stop. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Traffic hazard. Civil standby. REDDI report. Suspicious circumstance. Business check. July 11 – Five VI...
Speeding – Nariah Flot, Greeley, CO, 85/80, $15; Colton James Gray, Gillette, WY, 89/80, $103; Jon Lane, Spearfish, SD, 90/80, $105; Heather Heringer, Bismarck, ND, 74/70, $10; Ryan Morrison, Pasadena, CA, 102/80, $170; Charles Brookens, Rapid City, SD, 79/75, $10; Jeffrey King, Gillette, WY, 68/65, $61; Anthony Chapman, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Patick Williams, Upton, WY, 79/70, $103; Louise M. Negaard, Sundance, WY, 81/65, $140; Lorn Graham, Helena, MT, 89/75, $130; Shelby L. Chatman, Mountain Home, AR, 91/75, $140; David Haakinson, Anchor...
July 1 – Traffic hazard. Seven VIN checks. Two suspicious circumstances. Paper service. Four motorist assists. Accident. Two EMS calls. July 2 – Traffic complaint. Four VIN checks. Three business checks. Fingerprints. Assault. Two paper services. Citizen assist. Fireworks. Fire page. July 3 – Two assist other agency. Nine VIN checks. Six business checks. Two fire pages. Life Flight. Accident. Motorist assist. Property damage. Paper service. Citizen dispute. Two EMS pages. July 4 – Two traffic stops. Two paper services. VIN check. Busines...
Speeding – Benjamin Shean, Brunswick, ME, 79/70, $103; Misty Yount, Poseyville, IN, 78/65, $125; Stephen Hennies, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Susan Hassinger, Maple Valley, WA, 89/80, $103; Rick A. Hardcopf, Minneapolis, MN, 90/75, $135; (minor) Custer, SD, 75/70, $15; Trent Nickels, Bellevue, NE, 111/80, $215; Ramses Ceniceros Garcia, Santiago, Mexico, 99/80, $155; Javier Garcia Hernandez, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Somasundaram Gomathinayagam, Frisco, TX, 85/80, $15; Rebecca Madison, Corvallis, MT, 69/65, $63; Gunner M. Swanson, Bismarck, N...
June 24 – Alarm. Two animal complaints. Business checks. Two EMS calls. House watch. Motorist assist. Three paper services. Fingerprints. Traffic hazard. Three traffic stops. June 25 – Crash. Three alarms. Two animal complaints. Assist another agency. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. DUI. Two paper services. Suspicious circumstances. Mental health call. Two traffic hazards. Eight VIN checks. June 26 – Motorist assist. Six VIN checks. June 27 – Crash. Animal complaint. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two citizen assists. EMS call....
Speeding – Linda Neumiller, Rapid City, SD, 78/75, $5; Harmon Jeffress, Crossett, AR, 98/70, $200; David Valadez-Quezada, Parker, CO, 90/70, $160; Mackenzie K. Rush, Beulah, WY, 90/70, $170; Shijie Chen, Santa Fe, NM, 84/75, $103; Sierra Gullickson, Las Vegas, NV, 80/75, $15; Vicki Faaborg, Sun City West, AZ, 79/75, $10; Sierra Gullickson, Las Vegas, NV, 80/75, $15; Jack R. Horning, Sundance, WY, 60/45, $205; James C. Ray, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Russell Steed, 91/75, $140; Marta Teshale, Kent, WA, 93/70, $175; Kurt M. Watson, Moorcroft, WY,...
June 17 – Crash. Assisted another agency. Business checks. Citizen assist. EMS call. Four sets fingerprints. Five traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Three welfare checks. June 18 – Two assists to another agency. Business checks. Child abuse case. Motorist assist. Three suicidal subjects. Seven VIN checks. June 19 – Crash. Assisted another agency. Business checks. Citizen dispute. Traffic hazard. Five traffic stops. Nine VIN checks. June 20 – Crash. Animal complaint. Business checks. Citizen assist. Missing person. EMS call. Traffic hazard....
A Gillette man faces a fourth charge of driving while under the influence after being found asleep at the wheel on the shoulder of the interstate on-ramp. A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper responded on June 13 at 3:13 p.m. to a traffic report about a vehicle that was having trouble staying on the roadway. He found Peter Wayne Sachse’s vehicle parked on the shoulder of the on-ramp at milepost 199 of I-90. Sachse was allegedly asleep at the wheel. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle. Upon makin...
The Sixth Judicial District officially has a fourth judge. Governor Mark Gordon announced last week that he has appointed Mike McGrady to fill the newly created role for the district that covers Crook, Campbell and Weston counties. A bill passed by the Wyoming Legislature earlier this year increased the number of judges in the district from three to four and appropriated $1.24 million to fund the additional judge for the first two years, beginning on July 1. It also authorized three full-time positions for the personnel necessary to staff and...
June 10 – Two VIN checks. Fingerprints. Three traffic stops. Two suspicious circumstances. Alarm. Accident. Two civil standbys. Citizen assist. Two motorist assists. House watch. June 11 – Six VIN checks. Fingerprints. Traffic stop. Traffic complaint. Citizen assist. Two business checks. Accident. Suspicious circumstance. Motorist assist. Animal complaint. June 12 – Four VIN Checks. Seven traffic stops. Two animal complaints. Fingerprints. Business checks. Assist to Probation & Parole. Fire page. EMS page. June 13 – Five VIN checks. Two pap...
Speeding – Michael J. Cymbaluk, Bismarck, ND, 78/55, $175; Leonard King, West Islip, NY, 85/80, $15; Cassandra Doyle, West Jordan, UT, 80/75, $15; Dillon Collins, Vale, SD, 80/75, $15; Jack Perkovich, Rock Springs, WY, 80/75, $15; Riley Rosenlund, 84/75, $103; Darren Jones, Lebec, CA, 80/75, $15; Matthew James Hall, Clearwater, FL, 80/70, $105; Arlus Oworu, Maple Grove, MN, 102/80, $170; Maxammed Xalane, Columbus, OH, 80/75, $15; Kaitlin Peterson, Erie, OH, 82/70, $120; Hattie Pool, Buffalo, MN, 94/75, $155; Garrett Cestnik, Casper, WY, 8...
Speeding – Warren McNatt, Nottingham, PA, 80/75, $15; Aspen Naylor, Gillette, WY, 87/75, $120; Victor Jaramillo Sanchez, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Patrick Hasson, Spearfish, SD, 85/70, $135; Donna Dague, Windsor, CO, 75/70, $25; Jorge Campos Varela, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Alonso Olegario, Denver, CO, 87/75, $145; Basil Wagner, Summerset, SD, 80/75, $15; Jacob Lehtola, Spearfish, SD, 85/75, $105; Tracy Cox, Taberg, NY, 80/75, $15; Romeo Bryce, Safford, AZ, 80/75, $15; Elaina Carlson, Las Vegas, NV, 86/75, $115 No Valid Driver’s License – A...
May 27 – Juvenile problem. Two welfare checks. Three traffic stops. Other. Disturbance. Animal complaint. Business check. Suspicious circumstances. May 28 – Four VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Assisted another agency. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Citizen assist. Disturbance. Motorist assist. Suspicious person. Trespassing. May 29 – Ten VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Animal complaint. Two EMS calls. Business checks. Information report. Threatening. Trespassing. May 30 – Six VIN checks. Three paper services. Three traffic stops. Crash. Assis...
May 20 – Ten VIN checks. Traffic crash. Three EMS calls. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. Paper service. Fingerprints. Suspicious person. Four traffic stops. May 21 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Business checks. Citizen assist. Motorist assist. Three fingerprints. Property damage. EMS call. Runaway juvenile. Welfare check. May 22 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Eight traffic stops. Two assist other agencies. Burglary. Business checks. Extra patrol. Motorist assist. Prisoner transport. Suspicious circumstances May 2...
Speeding – Tom Bradshaw, Gillette, WY, 90/75, $135; Matthew Yoder, Butler, OH, 90/80, $105; Aaron Terrell, Vicksburg, MS, 50/45, $25; Lyle R. Brunson, Sundance, WY, 100/70, $210; Benjamin Chute, Oshoto, WY, 80/75, $15; Leandro Rodrigues Dias, Raynham, MA, 55/45, $105; Steven White, Woodbury, MN, 85/75, $105; Kottie Buck, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Catina Nickoson, Gillette, WY, 82/70, $120; Joan Wagner, Sundance, WY, 70/65, $65; Thomas Badura, Jefferson, GA, 84/75, $103; (truck) – Robert Behrends, Windom, MN, 50/45, $15 No Seat Belt – Aaron Te...
The Crook County Attorney Victim Witness Program (CCAVW) has passed review by the Wyoming Division of Victim Services (DVS) after a thorough review of its operations. CCAVW is headed by Dave Osborne, Victim Witness Coordinator, and located within the County Attorney’s Office. It provides services for victims and witnesses throughout the court process. These range from administrative assistance, such as notifications of court hearings and information about the court process, to emotional support and safety planning. Victims and witnesses are a...
A Pine Haven man has been acquitted on aggravated assault charges related to an incident in which he was accused of pulling a knife on a person who was attempting to make him leave a local bar. Todd Wiseman was tried by a jury of his peers on May 20 to 22, presided over by Judge Stuart S. Healy III. After hearing the testimony of witnesses, evidence and the arguments of counsel, the jury found Wiseman not guilty of one count of aggravated assault and battery....
