CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Wednesday and Thursday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brian Christensen 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 guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings.
Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit court, though bond conditions are set. Misdemeanors charged in same information are engrossed with the felony and pled to in district court.
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.
For probation revocations, the state is only required to prove the allegations in an affidavit for revocation “to a preponderance of the evidence.” For defendants denying probation violations, 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
- Alva Brown, 49 – Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Deliver, Taking a Controlled Substance into a Correctional Facility, Possession of Fentanyl: Misdemeanor Amount
- $20,000 cash or surety bond
- Kert Dersch, 61 – Escape Felony Detention
- $100,000 cash-only bond
- Louis Boling, 36 – Child Endangerment with Methamphetamine: Child Present where Meth Stored/Ingested/Possessed
- $5,000 cash or surety bond
- Adriana Rios Silva, 22 – Child Endangerment with Methamphetamine: Child Present where Meth Stored/Ingested/Possessed, Possession of Methamphetamine: Misdemeanor Amount
- $3,000 cash or surety bond
- Christopher Huerta – Child Endangerment with Methamphetamine: Child Present where Meth Stored/Ingested/Possessed, Possession of Methamphetamine: Misdemeanor Amount
- $10,000 cash or surety bond
- John Ray, 42 – Unlawful Use of Credit Card: Over $1,000, Theft: Under $1,000, Child Endangerment with Methamphetamine: Child Present where Meth Stored/Ingested/Possessed, Possession of Methamphetamine: Misdemeanor Amount
- $5,000 cash or surety bond
- Jason Cane, 38 – Theft: Over $1,000, Possession of Methamphetamine: Misdemeanor Amount
- $3,000 cash or surety bond + $750 cash or surety bond
Guilty and no-contest pleas
- Joshua Allison, 29 – Probation Revocation x2
- 45 days jail
- Ashlei Lance, 42 – Probation Revocation
- One year suspended, two years supervised probation, ADC
Not guilty pleas
- Charlyn Garcia, 23 – DUI
- $200 cash or surety bond
- Lawrence Jordan, 36 – Domestic Battery
- $1,000 cash or surety bond
- Cynthia Barnett – Probation Revocation x3
- $3,000 cash-only bond
Other
- Christopher Noah released, served 27 days
- Andrew Kelly, 49 – Contested extradition on Montana warrant ($100,000 cash-only bond requested)
