Dees’ sentencing before District Court Judge Kate McKay was set for Thursday, May 25, but his public defender Rachel Weksler noted that the defendant could not complete his pre-sentence investigation before June 1.... more
Whitman, charged with the brutal beating of Christopher Meeks of Daniel in July, and his new attorney Dave McCarthy had appeared via videoconference for Whitman’s pretrial conference. Judge Kate McKay heard arguments that day from McCarthy and Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich and moved Whitman’s May 8 jury trial back to July 17.... more
During two pretrial conferences on Monday, May 22, Sublette County Circuit Court Judge John LaBuda allowed for potential plea agreements.... more
Several fines were imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from May 15 to May 21, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 206 calls from May 15 to May 21, including a death, seven animal problems, 16 citizen assists, seven juvenile problems, a runaway juvenile, seven wildlife calls, 14 suspicious incidents, six disputes, two fires, 31 urinalyses and 26 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Gavin A. Respini, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged with two counts of sexual battery on Aug. 13-14, 2022, after DNA tests from the alleged victim matched ones from Respini, according to Detective Lance Gehlhausen’s affidavit.... more
He allegedly sold 2 ounces and then 4 ounces of cocaine in April and May 2021 to a confidential informant in Sublette County in recorded buys, according to an affidavit. He was charged with two counts for delivery of cocaine and two for its illegal possession, court records show.... more
Several new charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from May 8 through May 14, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 194 calls from May 8 to May 14, including one overdose, a suicidal person, a runaway juvenile, two missing persons, 22 citizen assists, four fires, a theft, 10 suspicious incidents, six motorist assists, 34 urinalyses and 31 vehicle identification inspections.... more
On May 4, Trefonas filed a motion requesting a new sentencing date, with a family obligation on May 18 and a need for a much longer sentence hearing – four hours.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 199 calls from May 1 to May 7, including an assault, a death, one burglary and three thefts, eight livestock problems, three fires, three juvenile problems, 22 citizen assists, six medical emergencies, 16 suspicious incidents, 32 urinalyses and 33 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Several charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from May 1 to May 7, 2023.... more
Invoices show the state grant covered intensive and emergency care and medical imaging, according to court records. The remaining $18,000 includes monthly reconstructive treatments at the Teton Valley Health Clinic in Jackson beginning in September and a July 10, 2022, invoice from the Sublette County Hospital District. It lists emergency treatments to stabilize Meeks – blood tests, numerous drug injections, CT scans of his head and face, an emergency breathing tube and other trauma-related costs, court records show. Other expenses are an Idaho Falls ambulance and Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.... more
The reluctant owners did not appear at the scheduled closing so the potential hopeful buyers sought “specific performance” in 9th District Court, asking now-retired Judge Marv Tyler to rule that they should be allowed to complete the purchase and take possession of the property.... more
The latest scam circulating on the social media platform in Sublette County goes like this: A con artist posing as a buyer sends the original poster a private message asking the seller to provide their phone number as proof that they are a real person. ... more
Several fines and sentences were imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from April 24 to April 30, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 172 calls from April 24 to April 30, including three juvenile problems, at least four crashes, four medical emergencies, 10 animal problems, a fire, 12 suspicious incidents, 14 citizen assists, 30 urinalyses and 26 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 175 calls from April 17 to April 23, including a sex offense, 12 citizen assists, six motorist assists, vandalism, two unauthorized absences, six wildlife calls, 16 suspicious incidents, 35 urinalyses, 30 vehicle identification number inspections and four welfare checks.... more
Several new charges were filed and fines imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from April 17 to April 23, 2023. ... more
Several new charges were filed in Sublette County Circuit Court from April 10 to April 16, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 185 calls from April 10 to April 16, including an assault, a disturbance, a family fight, eight wildlife calls, a theft, two vandalisms, 10 911 hangups, 17 suspicious incidents, five traffic complaints, 33 urinalyses and 24 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Judge McKay ordered a pre-sentence investigation, a restitution plan and a victim impact statement for Pilon's June 26 sentencing hearing at 3:30 p.m.... more
Whitman removed his sunglasses at his new attorney’s request and began playing with a knife, cleaning his fingernails until Judge McKay entered the courtroom. She noted “a flurry of motions to change attorneys (and) to continue the trial,” which Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich opposed, she said. ... more
“Mr. Leyva is exceptionally aware that any failure on release conditions pending sentencing would severely undermine his requests for a lesser sentence under the agreement,” Trefonas wrote last week.... more
The SCSO extends its gratitude and appreciation to all communications officers who keep their communities safe. ... more
How you respond to two simple yes or no questions when the phone rings with a scammer on the other end of the line could be the difference between having your personal accounts hacked and keeping your finances secure. The latest scam circulating both locally and around the United States, according to the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), begins with the caller asking, “Can you hear me?” Then, the caller tries to confirm, “Is this (insert name)?” Next, the caller hangs up and the damage begins to unfold. ... more
No new charges were filed in Subeltte County Circuit Court from April 3 to April 9, but several new fines were imposed. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 132 incidents from April 3 through April 9, including a violation of a protection order, a search-and-rescue, seven citizen assists, a fire, seven civil standbys, 15 “suspicious” 911 calls, four 911 hangups, 11 wildlife calls, 31 urinalyses and 14 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Several new charges were filed in Sublette County Circuit Court from March 27 to April 2, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 162 incidents from March 27 to April 2, including a death, three possible heart attacks, 15 citizen assists, a suicidal person, 14 suspicious calls, a theft, harassment, six motorist assists, two search-and-rescue calls, seven wildlife calls, 34 urinalyses and 16 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 178 calls from March 20 to March 26, including eight crashes, three breathing problems, eight wildlife calls, four medical emergencies, a search-and-rescue, 10 “suspicious” 911 calls, three incidents of threats, 15 citizen assists, two unconscious people, three welfare checks, 28 urinalyses and 32 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The SCSO will never request gift cards or transactions like this to take care of any warrants. If there is an active warrant it can only be taken care of directly through the courts. We also publish an active warrant list you can check anytime to see if you have any outstanding warrants.... more
Several new charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from March 20 to March 26, 2023. ... more
Lorna Green, 22, was formally charged with arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce. She was booked into Natrona County Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon, jail records show. She was arrested the same day. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 157 calls from March 13 to March 19, including a sex offense, five animal problems, 12 wildlife issues, 14 citizen assists, 11 suspicious incidents, five welfare checks, 28 urinalyses and 22 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Several new charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from March 13 to March 19, 2023. ... more
The battle between Gloria DeNava, mother of Nicholas A. Leyva, and his estranged husband, Dr. Steven Buck Wallace, is reaching back and forth between Sublette County Circuit Court and the higher 9th District Court.... more
Several new charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from March 6 to March 12, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 143 calls from March 6 to March 12, including a death, nine 911 hangups, 11 suspicious incidents, 10 wildlife calls, 10 citizen assists, 24 urinalyses, 16 vehicle identification number inspections and five welfare checks.... more
Public defender Rachel Weksler requested the hearing to call Sublette County deputies Danielle Cooper and Krystal Mansur to testify about their search of Moceika’s home after finding an unlatched door, records show. Weksler claimed that their search was illegal and evidence obtained should be suppressed.... more
Cung Nang Sang, a permanent resident, will appear Sublette County Circuit Court for his arraignment on two sexual battery charges and two misdemeanors of providing alcohol to a minor and providing tobacco to a minor.... more
Several new charges were filed and sentences imposed in Sublette County Circuit Court from Feb. 27 to March 5, 2023. ... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 171 calls from Feb. 27 through March 5, including a death, at least five crashes, 11 citizen assists, a suicidal person, one fire, 13 motorist assists, six suspicious incidents, four animal problems, a search-and-rescue, 31 urinalyses and 24 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
“In jail I can sleep all day, spend hours playing cards, ping pong and basketball and almost infinite time for my favorite hobby reading,” he said. “It seems incredibly unfair that I get to relax and hang out for a year without any real suffering or purpose.”... more
A Riverton woman charged with stabbing her husband during an argument at the Daniel Junction RV Park had the charge dismissed last week at the request of the Sublette County Attorney’s Office.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 180 calls from Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, including a death, eight suspicious circumstances, nine accidents, one blood draw, 11 livestock problems, four search warrants, 16 citizen assists, six welfare checks, a theft, 25 urinalyses and 28 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
A man who received a split sentence on felony drug charges in July apparently violated his unsupervised probation after calling dispatch to report he was hiding from snipers at the Sublette County Courthouse.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 198 calls from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, including six suspicious incidents, nine 911 hang-ups, 18 citizen assists, a fight in progress, 15 livestock problems, two thefts, vandalism, one person threatened, nine traffic complaints, five accidents, 28 urinalyses and 37 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
At his arraignment, Estrada change faced to the felony charge of strangulation of a household member and 13 misdemeanor charges of domestic battery, based on the victim’s specific injuries documented after his Sept. 13 arrest.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 215 calls from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, including two deaths, at least 11 collisions, two domestic disputes, a fight in progress, nine livestock problems, five medical emergencies, nine suspicious incidents, two thefts, three checks on people’s welfare, a pollution problem, two unconscious people, 33 urinalyses and 34 vehicle identification numbers inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 174 calls from Sept. 20 to Sept. 26, including 10 suspicious incidents, seven 911 hang-up calls, seven checks on people’s welfare, seven animal problems, 12 traffic complaints, one search and rescue, two fires, seven livestock problems, one tobacco problem, eight urinalyses and 21 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Big Piney school administrators flatly deny all accusations of sexual abuse and retaliation made by an anonymous former student and her parents in a federal civil rights case filed May 26.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 223 calls from Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, including a vehicle fire, two grass fires, nine suspicious incidents, 13 livestock problems, a disturbance, two search-and-rescue calls, 11 accidents, five welfare checks, 33 urinalyses and 30 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
A man living in Bondurant is charged with strangulation of a household member and 13 separate counts of domestic battery – each based on specific injuries he allegedly struck to a woman who was living with him.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 182 calls from Sept. 6 to Sept. 12 including an assault, a gas leak, five accidents, two juvenile problems, a fight, vandalism, 20 citizen assists, six suspicious incidents, a theft, 27 urinalyses, 16 vehicle identification number inspections and five checks on people’s welfare.... more
A Big Piney man previously convicted of misdemeanor controlled-substance possession pleaded not guilty Thursday in 9th District Court to two enhanced possession felonies.... more
A Pinedale company responded to a former employee’s lawsuit that he was fired for not wearing a facemask or getting a COVID-19 vaccine per new company policies.... more
An out-of-state man who lived in Pinedale while employed here was sentenced to supervised probation after pleading no contest to one felony rifle theft charge.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 202 calls from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 including a death, at least six accidents, two possible heart attacks, three juvenile problems, eight motorist assists, 17 citizen assists, six suspicious incidents, three thefts, 25 urinalyses, 29 vehicle identification number inspections, three calls to search-and-rescue and three checks on people’s welfare.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported no arrests and 208 calls from Aug. 23 through Aug. 29, including a possible death, two search-and-rescues, eight suspicious incidents, a suicidal person, 21 citizen assists, one livestock check, three accidents, six animal problems, four livestock problems, seven 911hang-up calls, 30 urinalyses and 38 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 212 calls from Aug. 16 through Aug. 22, including a death, at least seven accidents, two fires, five medical emergencies, eight suspicious incidents, five medical emergencies, one blood draw, 13 citizen assists, seven motorist assists, four REDDI calls, six search-and-rescue calls, 32 urinalyses and 21 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 208 calls from Aug. 9 through Aug. 15, including six calls to Tip Top Search and Rescue, nine accidents, one death, a cell phone search, seven suspicious incidents, a sex offense, two smoke reports, 15 citizen assists, a theft, vandalism, a fire, six motorist assists, 32 urinalyses and 32 vehicle identification numbers inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 209 calls from Aug. 2 through Aug. 8, including at least five accidents, five fire calls, two smoke reports, 10 suspicious incidents, six medical emergencies, two thefts, five livestock problems, 14 citizen assists, one abnormal behavior, 28 urinalyses and 37 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
A Maryland man who was stopped for speeding when his VW Jetta came up behind a trooper now faces felony and misdemeanor drug charges.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 226 calls from July 26 through Aug. 1, including a death, seven accidents, four domestic disputes, six suspicious incidents, two vandalisms, two grass fires, two fights, 10 livestock problems, 10 motorist assists, one threatening, 26 urinalyses, 36 vehicle identification number inspections and four checks on people’s welfare.... more
Three co-defendants from Florida, arrested Feb. 9 after one was stopped for speeding, faced the prospect of a single trial for all three for numerous charges after investigators found stolen licenses, credit cards, phones, checkbooks and a filled-out check in the cars.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 244 calls from July 19 to July 25, including one death, eight suspicious incidents, four search and rescue calls, 16 “911” hang-ups, three disturbances and a family fight, four fire calls, 11 livestock problems, four welfare checks, 26 urinalyses and 40 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The man Sublette County sheriff’s deputies apprehended and transported back to Sweetwater County without incident is now being held on a $1-million cash-only bond.... more
A young Pinedale man with time in prison – some for going AWOL while on probation, a felony – is getting one more chance to get his life on track.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 236 calls and incidents from July 12 through July 18, including two assaults, nine suspicious incidents, three thefts, two fire calls, trespassing, vandalism, four welfare checks, 37 vehicle identification number inspections, 27 urinalyses and 24 citizen assists.... more
A Green River man was arrested here after Sweetwater County issued an active warrant on allegations he tried to kill one Green River police officer and assaulted two during a June 6 confrontation.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 246 calls from July 5 to July 11.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 191 calls from June 29 to July 4, including a controlled substance problem, a missing person, three fire calls, vandalism, three suicidal people, 10 suspicious incidents, 21 urinalyses, 24 vehicle identification number inspections and six checks on people’s welfare. The sheriff’s office was closed Monday, July 5, for the holiday.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 220 calls from June 21 to June 27 including a sex offense, three search-and-rescues, two deaths, eight accidents, eight medical emergencies, a missing person, 18 urinalyses and 35 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 221 calls from June 14 through June 20, including 10 suspicious incidents, five accidents, an assault, 28 livestock problems, five medical emergencies, one special assignment, four welfare checks, 14 urinalyses and 34 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Jerquila K. Bell, Antwan T. Kegler and Nykolus K. Williams-Richburg were arrested Feb. 9 while traveling in two cars.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 211 incidents from June 7 to June 13, including one death, seven accidents, 20 livestock problems, three domestic disputes, two vandalism, a fire, four suspicious incidents, a vicious animal, 17 citizen assists, three welfare checks, 19 urinalyses and 45 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
A Green River man, now 22, is charged with having sex with a minor girl one year ago in Sublette County.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 197 calls from May 31 to June 6 including two deaths, five accidents, a suicidal person, six juvenile problems, a burglary, 32 livestock problems, 14 citizen assists, two suspicious incidents, five welfare checks, 19 urinalyses and 40 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 199 calls from May 24 to May 30 including two deaths, six accidents, a theft, a fire, four juvenile problems, 16 livestock problems, nine citizen assists, a search warrant, two suspicious incidents, one vandalism, 15 urinalyses and 428vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 179 calls from May 17 to May 23, including one death, at least eight accidents, one sex offense, one suicidal person, nine 911 hang-ups, a missing person, three thefts, one bomb search, 17 livestock problems, a fire, three REDDI reports, 19 urinalyses and 37 vehicle identification umber inspections.... more
A confidential informant allegedly bought marijuana last November from a man arrested and charged this month with the felony, delivery of a controlled substance.... more
Steven R. Black, of Idaho Falls, was arrested on Jan. 28 after several people noticed his erratic driving.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 168 incidents from May 10 to May 16, including at least six accidents, a fire, three thefts, 15 citizen assists, six livestock problems, four welfare checks, 18 urinalyses and 43 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Four men charged with a variety of misdemeanors after an Oct. 18, 2020, hunting camp confrontation turned ugly are seeing their cases wind down with plea agreements and dismissed charges.... more
The planned one-day trial of Rex F. Rammell, of Rock Springs, is rescheduled for Wednesday, May 26.... more
Three defense attorneys made strong arguments against their three defendants having three separate trials joined into one as requested by Sublette County Attorney Mike Crosson, at an April 22 motion hearing in 9th District Court.... more
The felony meth possession charge against Jimmie Lynn Prather was bound over to 9th District Court on April 27.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 147 calls from May 3 to May 9 including at least nine accidents, four disturbances, an explosion, three people threatened, a grass fire, five welfare checks, 15 urinalyses and 25 VIN inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 167 calls and incidents from April 26 to May 2, including nine 911 hang-ups, a bond violation, a theft, five fires, three medical emergencies, two animal and two juvenile problems, seven suspicious circumstances, 18 urinalyses and 40 VIN inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 157 calls and incidents from April 19 through April 25.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 168 calls from April 12 through April 18, including one death, at least 10 accidents, a sex offense, four fraud calls, seven suspicious incidents, 10 motorist assists, two controlled substance problems, 17 citizen assists, 26 urinalyses and 39 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
A Pinedale man preparing for his July 19 jury trial again asks a judge to order the prosecution to provide “digital discovery” transcripts of its audio-visual evidence against him.... more
Of the two men charged with stealing four rifles from a Pinedale landlady’s garage and hiding them in her house, one is going to trial and the other just signed a plea agreement.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 152 calls from April 5 to April 11, including one death, three domestic disputes, a theft, 12 citizen assists, five fire reports, seven suspicious circumstances, a utility problem, 22 urinalyses and 28 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
Joseph R. Simpson changed his plea to guilty of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor on Feb. 11.... more
Rammell is currently scheduled for a one-day jury trial on April 28 in Sublette County Circuit Court.... more
Sublette County Attorney Mike Crosson is asking to have all confidential and personal information of victims redacted in the felony cases of three people charged with stealing dozens of licenses and cards.... more
An expert drug-analysis lab technician from California cannot testify via videoconference at defendant John Handy’s felony drug trial in 9th District Court, now set for July 9.... more
An Idaho Falls man was charged with bringing fentanyl pills disguised as Oxycodone tablets into Sublette County after he pulled over several times traveling north of Rock Springs on Jan. 28.... more
Two out-of-town men charged with stealing rifles from a Pinedale residence last December have jury trials set after each pleaded not guilty in 9th District Court to multiple felonies.... more
At the last moment before his March 8 jury trial, Jeffrey J. Brost, of Pinedale, signed a waiver of speedy trial.... more
A Marbleton man, charged with taking immoral and immodest liberties with a girl younger than 17, will not face a jury on May 10.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 173 calls from Friday, Feb. 12, to Sunday, Feb. 21, including a death, a suicidal person, a burglary, at least eight accidents, 19 citizen assists, 30 urinalyses and 19 vehicle identification number inspections.... more
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office recently released a video to commemorate the department’s history, which coincided with the start of the Sublette County Centennial.... more
Charges stem from October hunting confrontation.... more