Wyoming Domestic Abuse Law
<h1> United States of America v. Eileen Marie Hurley </h1></h1>
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. <br> <br> Eileen Marie Hurley, 71, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with one year of supervised release for transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for ... More...
$0 (10-01-2025 - WY)<h1> United States of America v. James Warren Martin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cheyenne, WY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor for sex </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Casper man sentenced to 10 years for transportation of a minor for sex</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> James Warren Martin, 38, of Casper, Wyoming, was indic... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WY)<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Estrada </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cheyenne, WY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Colorado man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - WY)State of Wyoming v. Matthew Justin Olson </cente>
<h2><br> Evanston, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.<br> </h2><br> In April 2021, Matthew Olson was incarcerated in the Platte County Detention Center in Wheatland, Wyoming, pending trial on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. During this same time, Mr. Olson also had pending state charges for ... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - WY)The State of Wyoming v. Elijah Dante Dobbins
Casper, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <br> <br> A jury convicted Elijah Dante Dobbins of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor, strangulation of a household member, unlawful contact, and permitting a house party. Mr. Dobbins appeals the strangulation conviction, arguing that the district court abused its discretion by allowing the jury to review three of the State's... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - WY)<h1> United States of America v. Kandace Sitting Eagle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arapahoe woman sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for child abuse</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kandace Sitting Eagle, 34, of Arapahoe, Wyoming, was sentenced to 12... More...
$0 (09-26-2024 - WY)The State of Wyoming v. Jarrett Gage Vargas
<h2><br> Casper, Wyoming aggravated child abuse criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶3] On October 15, 2021, Mr. Vargas was caring for his three-month-old foster child, RW, at his home in Casper, Wyoming, when RW began seizing. Mr. Vargas called 911, and an ambulance arrived and took RW to the local emergency room. Dr. Eugene Duquette examined RW and ordere... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - WY)<h1> United States of America v. Truman Sitting Eagle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated child abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and assault with a dangerous weapon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arapahoe man sentenced to nine years in federal prison for aggravated child abuse, assault resulting i... More...
$0 (08-07-2024 - WY)The State of Wyoming v. Audrey Mae Lessner
<h2><br> Green River, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony child abuse. <br> </h2><br> <br> <br> [¶3] On June 18, 2022, Ms. Lessner agreed to babysit FF, an eleven-year-old. During the evening, Ms. Lessner took FF and her own minor child to the park and grocery store. While at the store, Ms. Lessner purchased food for dinner. After the dinner was prepared,... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - WY)State of Wyoming v. Audrey Mae Lessner
Green River, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with felony child abuse under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-503(b)(i) (2023). <br> <br> [¶3] On June 18, 2022, Ms. Lessner agreed to babysit FF, an eleven-year-old. During the evening, Ms. Lessner took FF and her own minor child to the park and grocery store. While at the store, Ms. Lessner purchased food for dinner. Aft... More...
$0 (06-10-2024 - WY)<h1> United States of America v. Clayton Harker </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Seattle, Washington Criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor and possession of images of child sexual abusem.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> Bellingham man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted enticement of a minor and possession of images of child sexual abuse <... More...
$0 (02-26-2024 - WY)United States of America v. Shawn Lee Gardner
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a minor.<br> <br> Shawn Lee Gardner, age 24, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced on September 1, 2023, to 34 months' imprisonment for sexual abuse of a minor. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence which includes five years of supervised release following Gardner's prison te... More...
$0 (09-01-2023 - WY)United States of America v. Danny Lee Jimenez
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felony in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> The crime was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore prosecuted the case.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 922(g) provides:<br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convict... More...
$0 (05-22-2023 - WY)United States of America v. Salvador Salas, Jr.
Casper, Wyomingcriminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Casper_WY_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Casper, Wyoming"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Casper, Wyoming<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/... More...
$0 (02-23-2023 - WY)United States of America v. Salvador Salas, Jr.
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with on one count of possession of child pornography and five counts of production of child pornography.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Cheyenne_WY_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Cheyenne, Wyoming"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Che... More...
$0 (02-01-2023 - WY)<H2> United States of America v. Reland Leonard-Hiwalker, a/k/a Reland Ferris </H2>
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault by strangulation in Indian Country.<br> <br> Reland Leonard-Hiwalker, age 37, from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was accused of domestic assault by strangulation in violation of ... More...
$0 (10-31-2022 - WY)United States of America v. Ian Josiah Timbana
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with for assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.<br> <br> On December 7, 2021, law enforcement responded to a call for service at a residence on the Wind River Indian Reservation. At the scene, law enforcement located a woman with facial fractures who had been assaulted by Timbana.<br> <br> This crime was in... More...
$0 (10-18-2022 - WY)United States of America v. Jeremiah Lincoln Current
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Jeremiah Lincoln Current, age 39, from Casper, Wyoming was arrested on September 23, 2021, in Sterling, Colorado after being indicted by a federal grand jury. According to the evidence, Special Agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation interviewed Current in the Natrona... More...
$0 (03-21-2022 - WY)United States of America v. Matthew “Ty†Barrus, Greg Bennett and Devin Dutson
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1347 .<br> <br> Matthew "Ty†Barrus, Greg Bennett and Devin Dutson worked for Northwest Wyoming Treatment Center, which provided substance abuse treatment from 2009 to 2016, serving youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who were struggling with addictions... More...
$0 (03-16-2022 - WY)United States of America v. Dalco Gabriel Whiteman
Cheyenne, WY: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and four counts of abusive sexual contact.<br> <br> A jury found that Dalco Gabriel Whiteman, age 53, responsible for molesting multiple victims on the Wind River Indian Reservation spanning the course of 25 years. Six victims, several of them unknown to each other, testified that they h... More...
$0 (09-28-2021 - WY)United States of America v. Avery Fitzgerald Brown
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a minor. <br> <br> Avery Fitzgerald Brown, age 27, according to court records, abused a child on the Wind River Indian Reservation, beginning in March of 2006 and lasting until October 2020, when one of the victims disclosed in a letter to a physician with the Indian H... More...
$0 (07-20-2021 - WY)United States of America v. Holli Telford Lundahl
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.<br> <br> Holli Telford Lundahl, age 64 of Oelrichs, South Dakota was charged with three counts of health care fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft and was convicted.<br> <br> Lundahl may be sentenced to not more than 10 years in prison for each health care frau... More...
$0 (05-10-2021 - WY)United States of America v. Ray Donald Farley, a/ka/ Ray Donald Lucero, Jr.
Cheyenne, Wyoming production of child pornography charge represented Ray Donald Farley, a/ka/ Ray Donald Lucero, Jr.who was charged with three counts of production of child pornography. <br> <br> In March 2020, Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation received Cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children info... More...
$0 (03-07-2021 - wy)United States of America v. Ronald Arthur Blain
Cheyenne, Wyoming possession of child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Ronald Arthur Blain, age 52, who was charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> In late 2018 and early 2019, agents with the Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received several Cybertips indicating Blain was using an internet application to access child pornography. ICAC agent... More...
$0 (11-10-2020 - WY)United States of America v. Arapaho James Oldman
Arapaho James Oldman and Matthew Whiteplume severely beat Charles Dodge<br> III. One of them cut his throat. Mr. Dodge died from blunt-force trauma and/or sharpforce<br> injuries.<br> 2<br> A grand jury charged Mr. Oldman with first-degree murder as both a principal and<br> an aider and abettor. At trial, the district court refused his request for a lesser-included<br> offense instruction on assau... More...
$0 (10-21-2020 - WY)United States of America v. Renfred Earl Aoah
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> Cheyenne, WY - The United States of America charged Renfred Earl Aoah with assaulting an inti... More...
$0 (03-29-2020 - WY)United states of America v. Albertsons, LL C d/b/a Osco
Casper, WY - The United States of America sued Albertsons, LLC d/b/a Osco Pharmacy in Caspar, Wyoming with numerous violations of the Controlled Substances Act<br> <br> Osco pharmacy located at 1076 CY Avenue in Casper, Wyoming, which is owned and operated by Albertsons LLC. Albertsons agreed to pay one million dollars to resolve allegations that its Casper-based pharmacy had committed numerous v... More...
$0 (01-30-2020 - WY)United States of America v. Jeremy Lee Sestak
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wy/images/cheyen~1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Cheyenne, WY - Activity in the United States Attorney's Office<br> <br> Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced JEREMY LEE SESTAK, 38, of Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 30, 2019 for possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Sestak wa... More...
$0 (10-09-2019 - WY)United States of America v. Jason August Obermueller
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wy/images/cheyen~1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Cheyenne, WY - The United States of America charged Jason August Obermueller with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, which provides:<br> <br> (a) It shall be unlawful—<br> <br> (1) for any person—<br> <br> (A) except a licensed importer, license... More...
$0 (09-10-2019 - WY)Jiying Wei v. University of Wyoming College of Health School Pharmacy
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wy/images/cheyen~1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Jiying Wei appeals the district court’s judgment dismissing her complaint with<br> prejudice based on claim preclusion and the statute of limitations, and its order<br> denying her post-judgment motion. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291,<br> we affirm.<br> BACKGROUND<br... More...
$0 (01-07-2019 - wy)In re: Robert Rael; Lisa Rael
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wy/images/cheyen~1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> This appeal involves several orders entered in the bankruptcy proceedings<br> stemming from the joint petition for bankruptcy relief filed by Robert and Lisa Rael<br> (“the Raels”), and the adversary proceeding filed by the United States Trustee<br> 2<br> (“Trustee”) seeki... More...
$0 (12-10-2018 - WY)Brenda Marie Brumme v. The State of Wyoming
<center><br> <h1><br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal Marketing Services</a><br> <font Color="Red">Cost Effective Legal Professional Marketing Services<br> Call: 888-354-4592 Today!<br> </font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> In June 2017, Ms. Brumme entered into a plea agreement and pled guilty to two felonies: endan... More...
$0 (10-17-2018 - WY)Steven Jacob Mitchell V. The State of Wyoming
<center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Wyoming_Supreme_Court_Building%2C_Cheyenne%2C_Southwest_view_20110823_1.jpg "><br> <h2> Wyoming Supreme Court </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Mr. Mitchell’s criminal proceeding arose from his actions during a lengthy custody battle over his daughter, EP. The custody proceedings involved several jurisdictions... More...
$0 (10-02-2018 - WY)Kirk Elmer Broberg, Jr. V. The State of Wyoming
<center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://thumbs.mugshots.com/gallery/images/67/40/Kirk-Elmer-Broberg-Jr-mugshot-40744617.400x800.jpg "><br> <h2> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> In the summer of 2015, Mr. Broberg lived with his first cousin, ML, her husband, and their children. On August 12, 2015, ML invited several people to their home for a bonfire, food, and drinks. Later in the evening, Mr... More...
$0 (10-02-2018 - WY)AVENTURA H. PALOMO, JR. v. THE STATE OF WYOMING <table> <td>
In the early morning hours of September 29, 2015, Officer Lisa Koeppel of the Cheyenne Police Department responded to a call from dispatch concerning a fight between Appellant and his brother. When she arrived, the two men ran. She ordered them to stop, then gave chase. Appellant attempted to enter his residence, but she stopped him from doing so. He then turned toward her, grabbed her ballis... More...
$0 (04-17-2018 - WY)Katherine K. Morgan v. Baker Hughes Incorporated
Katherine Morgan, as wrongful death representative of her deceased husband<br> David Morgan, appeals the district court’s grant of judgment as matter of law<br> (“JMOL”) in favor of Baker Hughes Incorporated, issued after trial but before the<br> case was submitted to the jury. Because material disputes in the evidence remain for<br> resolution by the jury, we conclude that JMOL was inapprop... More...
$0 (04-09-2018 - WY)Karl Allred v. Eli D. Bebout, et al.
[¶1] Two Wyoming citizens sought to challenge legislation that authorized two<br> construction projects while maintaining a degree of legislative control which the citizens<br> contend violate the Wyoming Constitution. They also alleged a pattern of letting state<br> contracts without competitive bidding or required safeguards, contrary to the Wyoming<br> Constitution and laws. They sought to ame... More...
$0 (01-30-2018 - WY)United States of America v. Gilbert Wayne Wiles, Jr.
The district judge aptly described this case as one “surrounded in mystery.” (R.<br> Vol. 2 at 160.) While the exact details remain a mystery, it is no mystery that Gilbert<br> Wayne Wiles, Jr., and his co-defendant Scott Lewis were up to no good.<br> * This order and judgment is an unpublished decision, not binding precedent. 10th<br> Cir. R. 32.1(A). Citation to unpublished decisions is not ... More...
$0 (01-30-2018 - WY)STATE OF MONTANA v. DENNIS LEO SCHOWENGERDT <table> <td>
The initial facts of the case are undisputed: On December 8, 2012, Schowengerdt <br> killed his wife, Tina Schowengerdt, by repeatedly stabbing her in their home near Deer <br> Lodge. The following morning, Schowengerdt drove to the police station in Deer Lodge <br> and, in a recorded statement, told officers that last night he, “killed that son of a bitch [he] <br> was living with. So arrest ... More...
$0 (01-19-2018 - WY)United States of America v. Gibson Buckley Condie
Cheyenne, WY - Powell, Wyoming Psychologist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud<br> <br> Gibson Buckley Condie, 57, of Powell, Wyoming, was sentenced on January 8, 2018, to serve three years in prison for felony health care fraud involving mental health services falsely billed to Wyoming Medicaid, announced United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen. Condie was also ordered to pa... More...
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