CASPER, Wyo. — An Evansville teen pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to a charge of first-degree murder for planning and carrying out the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Robert “Bobby” Maher at the Eastridge Mall on a Sunday afternoon last year. The plea agreement calls for life in prison, though changes to Wyoming in 2013 mean that […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (5/8/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Thursday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael Patchen (ret.) presided on recall status while Assistant District Attorney Brandon Rosty represented the state. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (5/6/25–5/7/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings. Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit […]
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Bar Nunn woman charged with felony child abuse
CASPER, Wyo. — A Bar Nunn woman is charged with two counts of felony child abuse after allegedly striking one stepchild and bending back her finger and grabbing another child by the throat. The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office investigation included Child Advocacy Project interviews with four children who were reportedly in the vehicle during part […]
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Driver charged after truck ends up in pond off Outer Drive on Monday
CASPER, Wyo. — A 19-year-old Mills man is charged with four misdemeanors after driving into the pond off a low-lying bend on Outer Drive on Monday evening. Assistant District Attorney Blaine Nelson told Oil City News after initial appearances on Tuesday that no injuries were reported for the driver and sole passenger. The driver is […]
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Wrongful death suit challenges Thermopolis cop for illegally entering home
by Andrew Graham, WyoFile The first police killing in the town of Thermopolis’ history started with an investigation into methamphetamine use by workers at a local McDonald’s. It ended with a bloody, close-range shootout inside a trailer home after an officer shouldered his way inside without a warrant. The officer, Sgt. Michael Mascorro, suffered a gunshot […]
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Woman claims she ‘fell’ and broke out windows of vacant Evansville home
CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper woman is charged with felony property destruction and two misdemeanors after police say she was found in a vacant Evansville residence last week. A woman in Evansville called police around noon last Thursday, May 1, to report the sounds of screaming and windows breaking in the house next door, according to […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/2/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Monday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Nichole Collier presided while Chief Deputy District Attorney Blaine Nelson represented the state. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or […]
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Teen accused of fatal mall stabbing set for change of plea
CASPER, Wyo. — The Evansville teen accused of planning and carrying out the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Bobby Maher at the Eastridge Mall on a Sunday afternoon last year is set for a change of plea in district court this week. 16-year-old Jarreth Joseflee Sabastian Plunkett is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Case […]
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Casper man accused of smashing neighbor’s cop car ‘out of nowhere’
CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man is accused of using a cane to smash two windows on a parked Evansville PD patrol unit assigned to his across-the-street neighbor, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the circuit court of the Seventh Judicial District. “It appears this kind of occurred out of nowhere,” Assistant […]
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Felony charges result after Laramie County inmate’s bloody assault on deputies
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An inmate at the Laramie County Detention Center is facing felony charges after reportedly ripping out a tooth and spitting bloody saliva on detention deputies on Monday. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in District Court, Harold Beckley, 45, is charged with multiple counts of assault and battery on a […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/29/25–5/1/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court Tuesday through Thursday. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings. Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit court, […]
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Gillette man busted with almost 2 pounds of meth convicted by federal jury
CASPER, Wyo. — A Gillette man pulled over on Interstate 25 last summer with almost 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his Volkswagen bug was convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday, April 30, according to a release by the U.S. Justice Department. Wade Earl Schear, 41, was formally charged with possession of more than 500 […]
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Cheyenne resident gets 7–9 years for ‘astonishing,’ unprovoked attacks in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — A 19-year-old Cheyenne resident was sentenced to seven to nine years in prison on Thursday for pistol-whipping a Casper man and firing at one of the man’s friends who ran away from the ensuing altercation. Jeremy David Lakey had pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a drawn […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/28/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Monday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Kevin Taheri presided while Assistant District Attorney Jeff Meyer represented the state. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading […]
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Coroner identifies deceased in fatal armed burglary call in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona Coroner’s Office has released the name of the woman shot when Casper police responded to a suspected armed burglar call early Monday morning. Coroner James Whipps announced the deceased as 37-year-old Jody Renee Cobia, a Casper resident. An autopsy is pending and next of kin have been notified. “The investigation […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/25/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Friday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Nichole Collier presided while Assistant District Attorney Patrick LeBrun represented the state. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading […]
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Riverton woman gets 3 years federal probation for crash that seriously injured passenger
CASPER, Wyo. — On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department announced two recent sentencings for federal offenses in the District of Wyoming. Charlene Brown, 26, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced to three years of probation for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The court also imposed $34,777.33 in restitution. Brown and the victim had been drinking […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court initial appearances (4/22/25–4/24/25)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings. Pleas on felony charges are not entered in […]
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Security footage shows suspect slamming man’s head into boulders in downtown Casper
The victim’s injuries included an eye socket fracture and he told police he may lose his eye, according to the report.
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Crime Clips: DUI crash on mountain, ice cream theft, eluding
The trooper found the truck at a steep angle on the side of the mountain, stopped by a tree.
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Drugs-by-mail supplier likely sold counterfeit fentanyl to Casper dealer
DCI agents said 570 supposed fentanyl pills purchased from an out-of-state source through the mail turned out to be counterfeit.
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Drone tracks fleeing suspect in domestic violence call
CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man who recently served three years in federal prison for aggravated assault resulting in serious injury has been charged with multiple domestic violence felonies in Natrona County Circuit Court. Kobe Curtis Tillman, 23, was arrested last week after allegedly fleeing from police who responded to the domestic violence call in […]