By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A man who is serving eight to ten years for a previous conviction pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of interference with a peace officer, related to an incident that occurred last November at the penitentiary. According to an affidavit that was not filed until April, Colbey […]
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WSP inmate charged in attack on a guard
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Woman gets probation in welfare fraud case
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — Judge Wade Waldrip spoke sternly to a woman who was sentenced Monday on multiple charges of welfare fraud. Kathleen Evans was charged with five counts of welfare fraud in November relating to overpayment by the state of SNAP benefits (food stamps) and childcare assistance as well as two counts […]
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Primary witnesses in Moser case take the stand
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com Editor’s Note: The minor witnesses in our reporting of this trial will only be identified by their initials to protect their privacy. Readers may find their testimony disturbing; it is sexually explicit. RAWLINS — Ten witnesses for the prosecution took the stand during the second day of the trial of Jonathon […]
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Rock Springs man sentenced in camper kidnapping
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rock Springs man who was part of a trio who held a man a man at gunpoint and forced him to strip naked while on a hunting excursion last fall in Carbon County received a suspended sentence on Monday in Carbon County District Court. Mitchel Thomas, 59, pleaded […]
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Wamsutter woman gets prison in Rawlins stabbing
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A woman convicted of assault and battery pleaded for another chance at probation Monday, but no second (or third) chances were forthcoming from Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip. Jennifer Shields, 35, of Wamsutter, pleaded no contest to one count of assault and battery in May and was […]
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Rawlins woman gets five years probation in welfare fraud case
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins woman who collected $33,000 in public welfare benefits received a suspended sentence of five years probation in Carbon County District Court on Monday. Chasitdee Dolph, 33, of Rawlins, was initially charged with three counts of welfare fraud, two for the SNAP program and one for childcare assistance. […]
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Villarreal sentenced up to 16 years in prison
By Chad Abshire editor@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A man convicted on eight of nine charges during an April trial was sentenced Monday in Carbon County District Court, with Judge Wade Waldrip denying a continuance in the matter. Frank Villarreal, 48, of Rawlins will spend up to 16 years in prison for his convictions of aggravated assault […]
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Rawlins man pleads not guilty in Sinclair golf course burglary
By Chad Abshire editor@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins man pleaded not guilty to 13 charges related to an alleged burglary at Sinclair Golf Course in late June. Adam Reed, 27, faces 12 felony charges and one misdemeanor. His felony counts include aggravated burglary, aggravated assault and battery, theft, wrongful taking of property, aggravated robbery, burglary […]
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2 plead guilty to child endangerment in separate cases
By Chad Abshire editor@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip heard two different people plead guilty to child endangerment – methamphetamine in his courtroom in separate cases. Dennis Holden, of Saratoga, represented by H. Michael Bennett, and Keela Heberling-Wallace, of Hanna, represented by Candace Pisciotti, both pleaded guilty in plea agreements that […]
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Rawlins man pleads not guilty to kidnapping
By Chad Abshire editor@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins man pleaded not guilty to Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip Monday morning to three charges, including one count of kidnapping. With his plea, Keith Morgan, 47, goes to trial in 180 days on a felony count of kidnapping and misdemeanor counts of interference with an […]
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Judge sets bond at $25,000 for woman charged with probation violation
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A woman who was convicted of forgery for checks she wrote to cover a stay at the Brickyard Inn has been jailed on charges of probation violation. Michelle Greene, 31, was convicted of felony forgery in February and placed on three years supervised probation. Greene appeared without counsel on […]
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Man arraigned on new round of drug charges
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Medicine Bow man who was arrested in late May on eight drug-related charges and pleaded guilty days later to two drug possession charges now faces an additional eight charges also related to the distribution of illegal substances. Harry Chace, 26, was arraigned Monday in Carbon County District Court […]
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Final man sentenced in Nebraska trio drug case
By Julia Sabo jsabo@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — The third in a trio of Nebraska men who were stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 80 in November and found with nearly three pounds of marijuana was sentenced in Carbon County District Court Monday morning. Eric Snygg, 25, of Lincoln, Neb., appeared with public defender John DeLeon, […]
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Tuttle takes plea deal in Hanna child sex abuse case
By Trudy Balcom tbalcom@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Hanna man who pleaded not guilty to charges of first- and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor in May accepted a plea deal Monday. Kevin Tuttle Jr., 34, was arraigned on a charge of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor inflicting sexual intrusion and a charge of second-degree […]
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Rawlins man pleads guilty to child abuse
By Mathew McKay mmckay@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins man prison time after pleading guilty to child abuse Monday in Carbon County District Court, but may receive probation. Jeremy Seilaff, 28, pleaded guilty before Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip to abusing his girlfriend’s 14-month-old child. Seilaff’s plea agreement calls for three to five years […]
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Villarreal still seeking appeal in assault, drug case
By Mathew McKay mmckay@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins man sentenced to 16 years in prison in early August lost his attorney in Carbon County District Court but his fight for an appeal still continues. Frank Villarreal, 48, of Rawlins was sentenced to spend up to 16 years in prison for his convictions of aggravated assault […]
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Steinfeldt pleads guilty
By Mathew McKay mmckay@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins woman who was set to be arraigned on 16 drug charges in Carbon County District Court instead pleaded guilty to a pair of them Friday. Bobbi Steinfeldt, 53, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. As […]
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Man sentenced in plea deal agreement
By Julia Sabo jsabo@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A man who accepted a plea deal in June was sentenced in Carbon County District Court on Monday. Richard Leroux, 38, of Rawlins, received a sentence of five to eight years in prison suspended in favor of three years supervised probation in exchange for his testimony against alleged drug […]
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Medicine Bow man gets probation for drug charges
By Julia Sabo jsabo@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Medicine Bow man arrested in May on seven charges of possession —third offense, was sentenced Monday morning in Carbon County District Court. Harry Chace, 26, appeared with public defender John DeLeon before Carbon County District Court Judge Wade Waldrip and was sentenced to three to five years in […]
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Rawlins woman sentenced for felony theft
By Iain Woessner news@rawlinstimes.com RAWLINS — A Rawlins woman convicted of felony theft and conspiracy to commit theft was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to Walmart. “Nobody knows how much I regret doing what I did,” Audra Gruetzmacher said before Carbon County District […]
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