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Gillette man sentenced for possession of meth

A Gillette man has been given a suspended sentence on charges of possession after allegedly acting strangely at a Keyhole State Park campsite last fall.

A State Parks Ranger was dispatched to a campsite to reports of a male who was acting as though he was on something. He arrived to find the campground host dealing with a male, later identified as Trinity Schiefer.

Schiefer had allegedly been told he should not be in the campsite because it was occupied by others and was trying to leave, but his vehicle would not start. The ranger contacted the male, who was allegedly fidgety and wet as though...