Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Speeding – Herbert J. Gaines, WA, 57/45, $120; Ethan L. Smith, NC, 69/45, $190; Kame Mitchel, SD, 76/65, $115; Isaac R. Welch, Moorcroft, 76/70, $97; Oliver Holmes, RI, 77/70, $99; Luke James McDonald, Hulett, 79/70, $103; Octavio Macias Diaz, Gillette, 82/70, $120; Hunter Woodrum Wright, Newcastle, 83/70, $125; Tyler Britt, MA, 86/70, $140; Joshua T. Hudson, CO, 87/70, $145; Amber Braun, SD, 83/75, $101; Padyn Huschka, SD, 86/80, $97; Fidencio Chavez Sotelo, ID, 87/80, $99; Luisalfredo Lopezarce, CA, 90/80, $105 Stop Sign Violation – Her...
March 22-28 March 22 – Ten VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two fingerprintings. Welfare check. Traffic complaint. Business alarm. Commercial fire alarm. Motorist assist. House watches. Business checks. Suspicious vehicle complaint. Suspicious circumstance. Theft report. March 23 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Business checks. House watches. Suicidal subject. Business checks. K-9 sniff. Two EMS pages. Fire page. March 24 – Six VIN checks. Four paper services. Six traffic stops. Domestic. Business checks. Public relat...
A Rapid City man has been sentenced to up to four years in jail for a felony count of driving under the influence, fifth offense, after he was observed driving erratically on the interstate near Moorcroft. On August 8, 2020 at around 5:15 p.m., a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper was dispatched to a report of drunk driving. The report stated that a vehicle was traveling westbound on I-19 towards Moorcroft and was all over the road. The trooper observed a vehicle matching the description drift across the center line and then all the way back to...
March 15 – Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Assist to Department of Family Services. Fingerprints. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. March 16 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. Crash report. Subject arrested and booked into jail. Suspicious vehicle complaint. House watches. Business checks. Two fire pages. Three EMS pages. March 17 – Two VIN checks. Suspicious vehicle complaint. Subject booked into jail. Fingerprints. Public relations concern. Business checks. Five EMS pages. Two fire pages. March 18 – Ei...
Speeding – Sydney Harrison, Gillette, 89/80, $103; Amy Maris, IA, 87/80, $99; Chase I Christofferson, SD, 88/80, $101; Eric Richardson, SD, 84/70, $130; Theodore M. Wicks, Gillette, 90/80, $105; Skyler Vega, Gillette, 89/80, $103; Jason A. Adams, Sheridan, 97/80, $145; Krista M. Barker, SD, 95/75, $160; Flores Elizandro Alfredo, Gillette, 84/75, $103; Yovani Gonzalez Jimenez, Casper, 87/80, $99; Keith Fletcher, TX, 86/45, $265; Richard Adams, NY, 84/70, $130; Kyla Mahaffy, Gillette, 87/75, $120; Trey M. Clarkson, SD, 87/80, $99; Jose Lopez, C...
ased on a $2500 bond in anticipation of her upcoming re-trial on charges related to the death of Sundance man Doug Haar, who died from traumatic asphyxiation in the early hours of August 1, 2018. Smith was found guilty by jury of felony counts of accessory before the fact to involuntary manslaughter and accessory to aggravated assault and battery. However, in February, the Wyoming Supreme Court overturned her sentence of up to 18 years in jail. Wyoming Supreme Court Justices made this decision after hearing arguments that Smith’s original t...
Sundance man Robert Glenn has received a suspended sentence for a felony fraud charge after allegedly writing a total of ten bad checks to businesses and entities within the City of Sundance. Sundance Police Department reports that it was alerted in December, 2019 to three bad checks written to entities within city limits; one to the VFW for sewer work in the amount of $2000, one to the City of Sundance for $156.67; and one to a local business for $236.62. All three checks were allegedly made out by Robert Glenn. A Sundance officer then...
A North Dakota man has been given a suspended sentence after leading law enforcement on an extended high speed chase over a year ago, reaching speeds well over 100 mph. On January 5, 2020, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was patrolling Hwy 585 when he clocked a white vehicle at 77 mph in a 70 mph and deputy executed a traffic stop. The driver was identified as Harold William Barney III via his North Dakota driver’s license. After the deputy spoke with Barney and received conflicting information about his travel plans, a narcotics can...
A Minnesota resident has received a suspended sentence related to a large amount of marijuana that was allegedly found in their vehicle when they were pulled over during a traffic stop. On June 22, 2020, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper observed a gray vehicle approaching his location on I-90 near milepost 174 at a measured speed of 78 mph in the 75 mph zone. The trooper reports that he performed a traffic stop near milepost 176 and made contact with the three occupants of the vehicle. The driver was identified as Alphonso Gbalea Jr. The troope...
Mar. 8 – Eight VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Civil assist. Assist to Hulett Police. Suspicious circumstance complaint. Runaway report. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Fraud complaint. Subject booked into jail. Business burglar alarm. Business checks. Two pages for Fire Department. Page for EMS. Mar. 9 – Six VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Suspicious person complaint. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. Traffic complaint. Animal complaint. Business checks. Mar. 10 – Four VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Assist to Probation an...
Speeding – Scott D. Johnson, WA, 92/75, $130; Shane M. Flury, Casper, 84/75, $103; Robin Sansom, Canada, 94/80, $130; Zachary Krueger, Brandon, 84/75, $103; Dustin Mininger, SD, 91/80, $115; Joshua Henson, Casper, 90/75, $135; Linda L. Roberts, Carlile, 75/65, $105; Grant Turek, NE, 88/75, $125; Andrew Melendez, NY, 95/80, $145 Careless Driving – Leslie F. Budmayr, SD, $240 Vehicle Off Road – Austin J. Swaney, Pine Haven, $150; Connor Douglas Swaney, Moorcroft, $250 No Seat Belt (driver) – Douglas Powers, Gillette, $25 Parking on Roadway...
Travis Price of Sundance stands accused of 13 individual felony charges related to sexual abuse of a minor after two victims identified him as having molested them over the course of several years. According to court reports, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy on February 2 interviewed two people who claimed Price had touched them inappropriately while they were minors. Price was interviewed after the deputy had spoken with both alleged victims and the deputy reports that Price commented several times during the interview that he was ...
Phillip Cotney of Sundance has been sentenced to between four and seven years in jail after allegedly pulling a knife on a police officer who had approached him outside a local bar. While on regular patrol on July 24, 2020, a Sundance Police Officer observed Cotney sitting outside the Turf Bar. Aware of an active warrant for Cotney, the officer allegedly approached him, advised him of the warrant and asked him to stand up. According to court reports, Cotney became very angry, went to the street and pulled a knife from his back pocket. Cotney...
Speeding – Hunter P. Skeens, Sundance, 94/80, $130; Steven Cape, Gillette, 85/75, $105; Kimberly Erbacher, MT, 88/75, $125; Jordan Moore, Sundance, 82/75, $130; Sandra Donahue, SD, 80/70, $105; Robert Dewhurst, CO, 74/65, $103; Chester De Villa, WA, 87/80, $99; Timothy Clark, SD, 79/70, $103; Edward Toomey, NM, 89/80, $103 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Pedro Dinwiddie, TX, $140 No Registration and Improper Display of Tabs – Corine L. Anton, Gillette, $90 No Valid Driver’s License – Chester De Villa, WA, $140 No S...
Mar. 1 – Eight VIN checks. Two paper services. Eight traffic stops. Civil assist. Subject booked into jail. Business checks. Mar. 2 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Civil assist. Theft report. Threat report. Fire page. Business checks. Mar. 3 – Six VIN checks. Inmate transported to appointment and back to jail. Two sets fingerprints. Suspicious person complaint. Assist to Sundance Elementary. Civil standby. Suspicious circumstance. Business checks. Mar. 4 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic stop. Civil assist. Two motorist assists. Sundanc...
Speeding – Alex Fiferman, IA, 80/70, $105; Dustin Mathews, ND, 88/80, $101; Roy Smith, TX, 67/45, $180; Karina Herbert, Gillette, 90/75, $135; Luke A. Jensen, SD, 79/70, $103; Jose Salais Ambriz, CO, 86/70, $140; Tracy S. Nash, WA, 86/80, $82 Fail to Drive Vehicle within Single Lane – Dieumaitre Joachim, FL, $90 No Registration and Improper Display of Tabs – Earl Murphy, CO, $90 No Valid Title, Registration and License Plantes – Jean Alcinor, GA, $140 No Valid Driver’s License – Bradley Aukon, SD, 8170, $140 Fail to Provide Proof of Liabilit...
Feb. 22 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Booked in new inmate. Fingerprints for outside employment. Multiple assists to other agencies. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Fire paged out. Business checks. Feb. 23 – Two VIN checks. Fingerprints outside employment. Multiple civil assists. Harassment complaint. Animal complaint. Business checks. Multiple house watches checked. Destruction of property. EMS paged out two times. Feb. 24 – Four VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Business checks. Open door report. Animal compl...
Speeding – Chauncey G. Jenerou, Sundance, 79/70, $98; Khristian Proffit, Gillette, 81/70, $115; Bradley J. Limbo, SD, 87/75, $120; Robert Thiel, MO, 84/75, $103; Darla Michelson, SD, 90/80, $105; Jason Pierce, SD, 85/75, $105; Rhea Sellner, MN, 88/80, $101; Randy C. Ballman, MN, 86/80, $97; Andrea Wood, Moorcroft, 75/65, $105; Elijah Steffen, MN, 94/80, $130; Jason Aanonson, Gillette, 88/80, $101; Mathew Coleman, WA, 76/65, $115; Caden Stangohr, SD, 83/70, $125; Arthur Shepard, ND, 90/80, $105; Cameron D. Lee, OR, 83/75, $105; Sharon Pryce, Can...
Speeding – Elyse Harris, IL, 88/80, $101; Jacob V. Duncan, Gillette, 84/75, $103; Nicholas Gentry, MT, 94/75, $155; Sidi Sammama, WA, 92/70, $170; Judith Wagenaar, SD, 84/75, $103; Rodney Morrison, Powell, 85/75, $115; Erick Larson, SD, 85/75, $105; Garrett Young Wolf, ND, 101/80, $165; De Andra Sharp, CO, 91/75, $140; Tammy Miller, Gillette, 110/80, $210; Thomas Sawyer, Gillette, 85/75, $85; Charlene Huckins, Moorcroft, 85/70, $135; Jeremy Johnston, CO, 88/80, $101; Chad Anderson, SD, 80/75, $15; Kurt J. Turner, Gillette, 91/80, $125 No S...
Feb. 8-14 Feb. 8 – Five VIN checks. Traffic stop. Five business checks. Theft report. Warrant attempt. Vehicle crash. EMS paged four times. Feb. 9 – Two VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Prisoner transport. Two sets of fingerprints for outside employment. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Feb. 10 – Three VIN checks. Traffic stop. Fingerprints for conceal carry and outside employment. Motorist assist. Multiple assists to another agency. Civil assist. Booked in new inmate. Report of assault. EMS page two times. Business check...
The Wyoming Supreme Court has overturned the jury’s guilty verdict in Marty Smith’s conviction as an accomplice to the death of local man Doug Haar. Smith was sentenced to up to 18 years in jail on felony counts of accessory before the fact to involuntary manslaughter and accessory to aggravated assault and battery. Haar died from traumatic asphyxiation in the early hours of August 1, 2018 after an altercation with Smith and Jessie Johnson at a local travel center. Smith and Haar were said to have bickered and then begun pushing each other. Whe...
Sarah Lenchner of Illinois has been given a suspended sentence for a felony count of possession of a controlled substance, third or subsequent offense after being arrested in the Moorcroft rest area in association with a stolen vehicle. On April 7, 2020, just after 8 a.m., a Wyoming Highway Patrol officer was dispatched to a suspected stolen vehicle at the Moorcroft rest area that had been remotely disabled. Along with a second officer, he approached the rest area and observed two occupants in the back seat. Lenchner was searched after being...
Gage Vauthier of Gillette has been given a suspended sentence on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance after meth and marijuana were allegedly found in his vehicle after it crashed on the highway in Crook County. On May 4, 2020, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper was notified by dispatch at around 5:30 p.m. that a subject was walking east on U.S. Hwy 16 and a single vehicle crash had taken place near milepost 210. The trooper arrived at the scene and observed a woman on foot, traveling west. The woman allegedly told the trooper...
Ayub Kouri of Denver has been given a deferred judgement and order of probation on one felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. On September 7, a Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling Highway 585 when he recorded a vehicle traveling at a recorded 98 mph. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle. According to court reports, he noticed that three of the vehicle’s windows were open and the vehicle was occupied by two males. The driver, Ayub Kouri, provided a rental contract. Both men allegedly stated they wer...
Speeding – Bradley Aukon, SD, 81/70, $115; Matthew S. Reabold, Sheridan, 94/80, $140; Ryan Jones, SD, 92/80, $120; Jasmine Eason, CO, 103/75, $200; John Plocher, MT, 79/70, $103; David Piekarczyk, WA, 77/70, $99; Michael D. Coronato, Hulett, 78/65, $135; Jeffrey Neubert, WA, 102/75, $195; Johnathan Strickler, Casper, 85/75, $105; William Joseph Markert, Hulett, 40/30, $105; Nathaniel Luke, FL, 79/70, $103; Evan Boggs, OH, 85/75, $105; (truck) – Roy J. Monington, SD, 61/45, $435 No Seat Belt (driver) – Michael D. Coronato, Hulett, $25; Logan...
