SUBLETTE COUNTY – A Facebook “plea for help” in April that his ex-mother-in-law posted to big-name celebrities in California made its way to the Pinedale doctor with a protection order against her.

As a result, Dr. Stephen W. Wallace alleged that Gloria T. DeNava, of California but living in Pinedale since early last September, violated a stalking protection order imposed on her by previous Sublette County Circuit Court Judge Curt Haws.

DeNava came to Pinedale to support her son, Nicholas A. Leyva, who pleaded no contest to felony charges of assaulting his former husband, Wallace, on Aug. 31, 2022. He was sentenced to 4 to 8 years in prison. Leyva was transported to Torrington last week for processing.

Early this year, she was charged with felony delivery of marijuana to her son, who was charged with misdemeanor possession. DeNava pleaded not guilty, as did Leyva, and his charge was dropped after his sentencing.

In 9^th District Court, Judge Kate McKay suspended DeNava’s trial proceedings while she awaits a second competency evaluation.

Back in Sublette County Circuit Court, DeNava appeared before Judge John LaBuda on July 11 with Wallace and Fuller attending via videoconference. Fuller claimed that DeNava posted a Facebook video in April intending to harass her client. She submitted it as evidence.

DeNava said she did not name Wallace in the video; Judge LaBuda related that on the video she alleged the man ran “a pill mill” and committed malpractice.

She also said she did not post it to the general public. He said Facebook “goes to people.”

“You posted it to several members of the public,” the judge said, naming Kim Kardashian and Snoop Dogg. “It’s very clear from watching it the intent of this video.”

“It was a plea for help, Your Honor,” DeNava said.

The judge ruled she was guilty of contempt of court and imposed a 20-day jail sentence, then suspending it “like Judge Haws did” with his 10-day sentence that DeNava served.

“The writing is pretty much on the wall,” he said, “Since incarceration didn’t work last time, I order you to pay (Fuller’s reasonable) attorney fees.”

DeNava said, “I have it on record that my private page is private. There’s no way he had access to it.”

“Maybe he’s friends of Snoop Dogg,” LaBuda said.

DeNava later showed the Roundup that the celebrities she addressed on Facebook do not publicly post fan messages.