CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Friday, Nov. 17.
The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Nichole Collier presided while Assistant District Attorney Brandon Rosty represented the state.
All persons entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Official charges are subject to change by the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office.
Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit court, though bond conditions are set.
A bail bondsman can post a surety bond, typically requiring 10–15%.
A “personal recognizance” or “signature” bond means there is no money required to get out, but the defendant could owe the full amount if they fail to appear.
Factors affecting bond and sentencing include the nature of the crime, the weight of the evidence, the defendant’s criminal history and their ties to the community.
The standard of evidence differs in probation revocations. The state is only required to prove the allegations in an affidavit for revocation “to a preponderance of the evidence.”
The defendant can admit and have the underlying sentenced imposed or resuspended. The defendant can also deny and seek representation at a contested hearing, and a new bond is set.
For purposes of this document, admissions and denials are represented as guilty and not guilty pleas, respectively.
Standard fees typically include $150 to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, $70 in court costs and $50 to Drug Court assessment. Additional fines or restitution may be imposed at sentencing.
Felonies and engrossed misdemeanors
- Maya Hilliker, 28 – Child endangerment with methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana
- $5,000 cash or surety bond
- Jesse Barela, 56 – Child endangerment with methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana
- $7,500 cash or surety bond
- Joseph Martinez, 43 – Auto burglary
- $2,500 cash or surety bond
No contest and guilty pleas
- Kolton Bagent, 25 – Unlawful contact, breach of peace (5/24/22); careless driving, duty to report damage (2/11/22)
- Pleaded no contest
- Time served
- Kati Cochran, 29 – Probation revocation
- 90 days jail
- Jason Martinez – Possession of methamphetamine
- Time served (four months)
- Madison McCarthy, 29 – Driving under suspension, possession of methamphetamine
- 90 days jail
- Matthew Riverkamp, 27 – Theft, possession of methamphetamine, property destruction
- 120 days jail, one year supervised probation
- Lance Sivertson, 52 – Domestic battery
- Time served (at NCDC since 7/27/23)
Not guilty pleas
- Larry Atwood, 58 – Fleeing/eluding, reckless driving, breach of peace
- $2,000 cash or surety bond
- Alexis Geary, 43 – Possession of methamphetamine: liquid
- $1,000 cash or surety bond
- Elisha Geary, 42 – Possession of methamphetamine: liquid
- $1,000 cash or surety bond
- Jeremiah White, 34 – Domestic battery
- $2,000 cash or surety bond
- Brandon Salas, 40 – Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, interference, no license, probation revocation
- $2,000 cash surety bond
Other
- Mayra Espinoza, 44 – Felony charge amended to simple assault; $750 personal recognizance bond
