District Court

A Laramie woman accused of aggravated cruelty to animals was found not guilty by reason of mental illness by a judge in Albany County District Court last week. Judge Jeffrey Donnell ordered 52-year-old Ruth Ann Henson released from police custody and placed under the supervision of Peak Wellness following a competency hearing Thursday...

A Laramie woman will avoid prison after receiving a teddy bear containing methamphetamine in the mail. Julie Ann Nickell, 49, was sentenced Monday in Albany County District Court to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service in lieu of a suspended 3-5 year prison term...

Judge Jeffrey Donnell sentenced a Fremont County man to prison for his fourth DUI in 10 years–a felony–in Albany County District Court on Monday. Robert Depina, 45, of Riverton was sentenced to 4-7 years in prison and recommended to the Intensive Treatment Unit for his alcohol addiction...

A District Court judge sentenced a native of North Hollywood, CA on Thursday to a term of supervised probation and ordered him to pay restitution, after he plead guilty to two felonies. Theo Carruthers Johnson, 23, was sentenced to four years of probation in lieu of a suspended three to six year prison sentence for forgery...

A Woodbury, Minnesota native was sentenced to prison in Albany County District Court on Thursday for felony drug possession. Jacob Richard Lindekugel, 22, was sentenced to three to five years in prison with credit for time served after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance MDMA...

A District Court judge denied a motion to acquit former Albany County Attorney Richard Bohling of convictions on five charges. Judge John R. Perry of Gillette filed his decision early Tuesday, denying the request by Bohling’s attorneys to throw out four felony convictions of obtaining property by false pretenses and one misdemeanor count of official misconduct...

A Laramie man charged with having sex with an underage girl entered a guilty plea in Albany County District Court on Tuesday. Felipe David Lehtinen, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of second degree sexual abuse of a minor.  In addition to being required to register as a sex offender for life, he faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine...

John Michael Schnitker pleaded not guilty on all counts at his arraignment Tuesday morning in Albany County District Court.  He is being held on bond that totals $550,000. At the arraignment, Robert Sanford declared that the prosecution will not seek the death penalty...

Former Albany County Attorney Richard Bohling was found guilty on five counts, including four felonies, in Albany County District Court on Saturday. At about 4:45 p.m., the jury returned a verdict of guilty on four felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses and one misdemeanor count of official misconduct...

Earlier this week, the Wyoming Supreme Court denied a Petition for Writ of Review submitted by attorneys for former Albany County Attorney Richard Bohling.  The petition was filed on Oct. 14 to appeal a ruling by Judge John R. Perry of Gillette, in which Perry denied a defense motion to dismiss the case...