Albany County District Court Judge Tori Kricken said due to Halverson's lengthy criminal history, it was apparent he required a high level of support and structure in order to achieve success.
Wyoming Chief Justice E. James Burke presided over the ceremony, which had a number of speakers on the program to testify to Kricken's merit and good character.
Jason Alexander Koste, 42, was sentenced to one year in the Albany County Detention center with credit for time served, after which he will serve out a five-year supervised probation term.
A Laramie resident pleaded guilty to a felony in Albany County District Court on Thursday. Although no plea deal was offered, the prosecution dropped two sexual abuse charges he was also facing.
Dusty Lee Haviland, 30, entered a guilty plea on one count of possession of a controlled substance-marijuana at a change of plea hearing on Thursday...
One of the Denver teens accused of leading law enforcement on a chase through Colorado and Wyoming was not present for his arraignment in Albany County District Court Thursday.
Lantz Ream-Dickerson did not appear before Judge Jeffery Donnell at 10:30 a...