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  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Dec 21, 2023

    Dec. 11 – Five VIN checks. Fingerprints. Seven traffic stops. Two business checks. Citizen assist. Suspicious circumstance. Dec. 12 – Two VIN checks. Property damage. Two traffic stops. Four house watches. Two welfare checks. Suspicious circumstance. Three citizen assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Dec. 13 – Two suspicious circumstances. House watch. Three traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Two business checks. Assist other agency. Property damage. Dec. 14 – Four VIN check. Prisoner transport. Three traffic stops. Three busines...

  • Idler jailed for violating protection order

    Sarah Pridgeon|Dec 21, 2023

    Josh Idler has been jailed after being accused of breaking the terms of his bond and violating a protection order, which states that he cannot visit his wife’s place of employment or be within 500 feet of his children. Idler currently faces felony charges of child abuse and aggravated assault and battery, to which he changed his plea to guilty in October. Idler has also admitted to breaking the terms of his probation on a previous case in which he was adjudicated guilty of counts including reckless endangerment, child abuse and domestic a...

  • Circuit Court

    Dec 14, 2023

    Speeding – Andrew Pinski, La Crosse, WI, 98/75, $175; Randy Peterson, Palermo, ND, 93/80, $125; Mark Maliske, Denver, CO, 79/70, $103; Jose Granados Dominguez, Gillette, WY, 96/80, $140; Devin Garza, Belle Fourche, SD, 82/65, $209; Jeremy Cuff, Kearns, UT, 84/70, $130 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Lane Efreaimson, Saginaw, MN, $440; Layla Marie Zink, Gillette, WY, $450 No Valid Driver’s License – Jermaine Brooks, Gillette, WY, $150 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Vance J. Petersen, Piedmont,...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Dec 7, 2023

    Nov. 27 – Five VIN checks. Two property damage. Traffic hazard. Three business checks. Three house watches. Runaway juvenile. Assist other agency. Sex offense. Traffic stop. Nov. 28 – Three VIN checks. Prisoner transport. Theft-automobile. Five business checks. Three house watches. Motorist assist. Animal complaint. Nov. 29 – VIN check. Two business checks. Two traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Life Flight. House watch. Assist other agency. Nov. 30 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Five traffic stops. Accident. Stroke. Three EMS pag...

  • Circuit Court

    Dec 7, 2023

    Speeding – Sherie Denise Jones, Pine Haven, WY, 80/70, $100; David J. Snyder, Bethel, CT, 94/80, $130; Noah T. Rygh, Anchorage, AK, 85/70, $195; (minor), Coeur D’Alene, ID, 91/75, $140; Jeffrey Bjorkman, Park Rapids, MN, 88/75, $125; Dalton Blake Mayfield, Rapid City, SD, 89/65, $180 Stop Sign Violation – Paul Soliz, Gillette, WY, $140 No Valid Driver’s License – Jason A. Watt, Gillette, WY, $150 Open Container of Alcohol in Moving Vehicle – Michael Ray Hooper, Sundance, WY, $150 Violate Legal Weight (6001-8000) – Michael Case, Helena, MT, $...

  • Circuit Court

    Nov 30, 2023

    Speeding – Christopher W. Bears, Hulett, WY, 80/65, $135; Clinton Snook, Hulett, WY, 80/65, $135; Travis Hartman, Bozeman, MT, 80/70, $105; Joseph Wiles, Manitowoc, WI, 84/75, $103; Oscar Arbelaez Vargas, Tampa, FL, 94/80, $130; (truck) – Chase K. Roundy, Cedar City, UT, 37/30, $414; David Shenkel, Spokane, WA, 88/80, $396 No Valid Title, Registration and License Plates – Cullen P. Kelly, Hulett, WY, $140 Intermediate Permit Passenger Violation – (minor), Moorcroft, WY, $90 Meet or Pass Stopped School Bus – Beth Ellsbury, Sundance, WY, $440...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Nov 30, 2023

    Nov. 13 – Seven VIN checks. Property damage. Traffic stops. Livestock. Civil standby. Motorist assist. Two business checks. House watch. EMS page. Nov. 14 – Six VIN checks. Two fingerprints. Fraud. Two business checks. Welfare check. Fire page. EMS page. Nov. 15 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Four traffic stops. Livestock. Public relations. Suspicious. Two business checks. EMS page. Nov. 16 – Two accidents. Two motorist assists. Traffic stops. Fingerprints. Two business checks. Welfare check. EMS page. Nov. 17 – Animal complaint. Citizen d...

  • SD man charged with fifth DUI

    Sarah Pridgeon|Nov 23, 2023

    Harold Chant of New Underwood, South Dakota has been charged with a felony count of driving while drunk after being pulled over on the highway for unsafe driving. According to court reports, Chant was pulled over for failing to maintain a single lane of travel on Hwy 14 at mile marker 202.2 at around 10 a.m. on November 2. Chant was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was observed to have bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the odor of alcohol about his person. He allegedly admitted to drinking a lot “last night” and said he had stopped dri...

  • Circuit Court

    Nov 23, 2023

    Speeding – Reynard M. Graham, Colorado Springs, CO, 75/65, $105; Mychael Checky, Round Rock, TX, 85/70, $135; Veronika Williamson, Belle Fourche, SD, 99/80, $155; Sergey Badeshko, Lake Mary, FL, 87/75, $120; Tina C. Hart-Herrboldt, Rapid City, SD, 106/80, $200; Gabriel Knowlton, Upton, WY, 83/70, $125; Miguel Velasco Lopez, Knoxville, TN, 96/70, $190; Michael J. Cymbaluk, Bismarck, ND, 88/70, $150; Bowen Brann, Thomaston, ME, 95/75, $160; Tyler B. Sasse, Moorcroft, WY, 90/80, $105; Edward Engle, Adrian, MI, 81/70, $115; Tyreece A. Roberts, P...

  • Circuit Court

    Nov 16, 2023

    Speeding – Ronald Evan Tugby, Cheyenne, WY, 66/55, $100; Todd Klopp, Spearfish, SD, 75/65, $140; Jackie S. Griffith, Aladdin, WY, 75/65, $105; Chase Fred, Gladstone, ND, 85/70, $135; Rigan Pauline McInerney, Gillette, WY, 90/80, $105; Nicholas Hale, Sheridan, WY, 92/80, $120; Ronald Watkins, Corpus Christi, TX, 94/80, $130; Susan M. White, Cheyenne, WY, 98/80, $135 No Seat Belt (driver) – Kenneth Leroi-Heneri Eden, Gillette, WY, $25; Dalton Page, Newcastle, WY, $25 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – David N. Gaskins, Clove...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Nov 16, 2023

    Nov. 6 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Medical. Fingerprints. Assist other agency. Motorist assist. Juvenile problem. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Nov. 7 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Six traffic stops. Four business checks. Assist other agency. Suspicious. Prisoner transport. Traffic hazard. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Nov. 8 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Two fingerprints. Two business checks. Two motorist assist. Citizen assist. Fire page. EMS page. Nov. 9 – Four VIN checks. Two paper s...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Nov 9, 2023

    Oct. 30 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Suicidal subject. Fingerprints. Citizen assist. Two assist other agency. Motorist assist. Two EMS pages. Oct. 31 – Five traffic stops. Four motorist assists. Two fraud calls. Project Lifesaver. Citizen assist. Gun call. Lockout. Two EMS calls. Nov. 1 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Animal complaint. Trespassing. Two welfare checks. Accident. Two motorist assists. Two business checks. Two EMS calls. Nov. 2 – VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Welfare check. Four bu...

  • Circuit Court

    Nov 9, 2023

    Speeding – Edward Giles Painter, Moorcroft, WY, 39/30, $113; Clay Joseph Kraft, Gillette, WY, 68/50, $100; Sheila Kay Tryon, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $100; Cherokee Wright, Clinton, MO, 83/70, $125; Arkady Melkonian, Custer, SD, 89/70, $155; Peter Dostie, West Forks, ME, 89/75, $130; Levi Dwain Stoneking, Carlile, WY, 92/75, $145; Iram Pina Gonzalez, Anthony, NM, 88/80, $101; Charles Steven Dorsey, Bonne Terre, MO, 109/80, $215 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Paul Haaland, Coleharbor, ND, $140; Lee Otto, Grand Island, FL, $...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Nov 9, 2023

    Man caught with 1.5 pounds of meth and 1,000 fentanyl pills gets 12-20 years GILLETTE (WNE) — A man who police found with 1.5 pounds of meth and 1000 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop in Gillette earlier this year has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. Donnie L. Neice III, 53, received a 12- to 20-year sentence at his Oct. 10 sentencing hearing for each count of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl and possession with intent to deliver meth, set to run concurrently. Neice was a passenger in a car full of people that was p...

  • Idler changes plea in child abuse case

    Sarah Pridgeon|Nov 2, 2023

    Josh Idler of Sundance has changed his plea to guilty on two felony counts of child abuse and one of aggravated assault and battery. Idler has also admitted to breaking the terms of his probation on a previous case in which he was adjudicated guilty of counts including reckless endangerment, child abuse and domestic abuse. In a hearing before Judge James Michael Causey on Thursday, Idler agreed to plead guilty to the three felonies and probation violation in exchange for the state dropping the additional five charges against him. Idler...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Nov 2, 2023

    Oct. 23 – Four VIN checks. Business check. Traffic stop. Two sets fingerprints. Threatening. Oct. 24 – Four VIN checks. Motorist assist. Seven traffic stops. Two assists to other agency. Three business checks. Two EMS pages. Oct. 25 – Three VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Animal complaint. Two motorist assists. Two citizen assists. Prisoner transport. Civil standby. Unauthorized use. Two business checks. Assist other agency. Two EMS pages. Oct. 26 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic control. Three EMS pages. Suspicious circums...

  • Circuit Court

    Nov 2, 2023

    Speeding – Kyle J. Studie, Upton, WY, 79/70, $103; Paul Masciocchi, Lakeville, MN, 79/70, $103; Raymond Lohr, Gill, CO, 83/70, $125; Marco Monge, Plainfield, IL, 86/70, $140; Kristin Roberts, Gillette, WY, 92/70, $170; Manish Joneja, Seattle, WA, 85/75, $105; Caleb Robert Knapp, Wright, WY, 86/75, $115; Laramie Tripp, Williston, ND, 89/75, $130; Gregorio Madrigal, Bowman, ND, 93/75, $150; Amina Malenga, Las Vegas, NV, 92/75, $145; Carter Johnson, Seminole, OK, 100/75, $185 No Seat Belt (driver) – Robert K. Walter, $25 No Valid Driver’s License...

  • Svoboda sentenced for vehicular homicide

    Sarah Pridgeon|Oct 26, 2023

    Ed Svoboda has been sentenced to between four and 14 years of incarceration and a $5000 fine for aggravated vehicular homicide. The charges relate to the death of his wife two years ago. Svoboda pled “no contest” to the charge as part of a plea agreement. Defense attorney Rob Oldham told the court during the sentencing hearing on Thursday that Svoboda chose to enter this plea not because he refuses to take responsibility for what happened to Kathleen, but because, “He really does not recall all of the details of what happened that day.” In Svob...

  • Driver killed after failing to negotiate curve in the road

    Sarah Pridgeon|Oct 26, 2023

    Wyoming Highway Patrol has released information on a rollover accident that took place recently on New Haven Road. The crash claimed the life of 29-year-old Wyoming resident Michael Wood. No town of residence was listed in the report. The accident took place at 8:50 a.m. on September 21 at milepost .25. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol information, Wood was traveling east on New Haven Road when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve in the roadway. Wood’s pickup drifted into the oncoming traffic lane, where he overcorrected back to the r...

  • Circuit Court

    Oct 26, 2023

    Speeding – Bruce D. Murphy, New Prague, MN, 25/20, $60; Elijah J. Wolfe, Fargo, ND, 69/55, $198; Edward Otten, Harlowton, MT, 80/65, $195; Jonah Rhodehamel, Oakland, CA, 86/70, $140; Michael Rutkowski, Mankato, MN, 87/70, $145; Chastity C. Hughes, Mesa, AZ, 91/75, $140; James Stamper, Casper, WY, 99/75, $180; Bradly Ramer, Parchment, MI, 90/80, $105; Mikayla Watson, Whitesboro, TX, 90/80, $105; Simon Sanchez Zamarron, Everett, WA, 90/80, $105; Troy Hess, Liverpool, PA, 91/80, $115; Dustin Morris, Sheridan, WY, 91/80, $115 No Seat Belt (...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Oct 26, 2023

    Oct. 16 – Three VIN Checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Animal complaint. Business check. Oct. 17 – Three VIN Checks. Fingerprints. Four traffic stops. Medical. Motorist assist. Hemorrhage. Alarm. Suspicious. Fire. Three EMS pages. Oct. 18 – Two VIN checks. REDDI report. Six traffic stops. Business check. Animal complaint. EMS page. Oct. 19 – Seven VIN checks. Domestic. Three traffic stops. Animal noise. Two assists to other agency. Three business checks. Oct. 20 – Seven VIN checks. Six fingerprints. Four traffic stops. Eight bus...

  • Flint sentenced to ten years in child porn case

    Sarah Pridgeon|Oct 19, 2023

    Charles Flint of Sundance has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. The sentence was imposed on October 2 by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Flint pled guilty to the charges in July. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christyne M. Martens. Flint was arrested earlier this year and charged with four felony counts of possession of child porn after the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children received information on Oc...

  • Minnesota man charged with possession

    Sarah Pridgeon|Oct 19, 2023

    A Minnesota man has been charged with possession after both methamphetamine and marijuana were found on his person and in his vehicle during a traffic stop. On October 4, 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 his emergency lights. The...

  • Circuit Court

    Oct 19, 2023

    Speeding – Laura Gail Mellish, Soquel, CA, 25/20, $60; Austin Drew Burch, Moorcroft, WY, 40/30, $100; Steve Q. Locke, Cicero, IL, 50/30, $220; Luke G. Topp, Crab Orchard, NE, 67/45, $180; Kasey Jo Stroud, Upton, WY, 68/50, $100; Oluwaseyi Ogundumila, Minot, ND, 77/65, $174; Lindsey Clark, Willow Grove, PA, 87/65, $170; Scott Dorothy, Newcastle, WY, 80/70, $105; Phyllip Thomas, New London, CT, 84/70, $130; Jerald D. Roberts, Pine Haven, WY, 95/70, $185; Brian Vollmer, West Fargo, ND, 84/75, $103; Mike Feldermann, Galena, IL, 87/75, $120; K...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Oct 19, 2023

    Oct. 9 – Three VIN checks. Two citizen assists. Traffic stop. Citizen dispute. Animal complaint. Welfare check. Motorist assist. Runaway juvenile. Business check. Oct. 10 – Four VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic stop. Burglary. Oct. 11 – Four VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic hazard. Citizen assist. Accident. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. EMS page. Oct. 12 – VIN check. Paper service. Seven Traffic stops. Business checks. Two suspicious circumstances. Citizen assist. Traffic complaint. Accident. Assist to Hulett Police....

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