Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Jan. 6 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic complaint. Two traffic hazards. Alarm. Breathing problem. Trespassing. Welfare check. Three business checks. Fire page. Two EMS pages. Jan. 7 – Four VIN checks. Two alarms. Citizen assist. Domestic. Paper service. Project Lifesaver. Information. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Fire page. Two EMS pages. Jan. 8 – Four VIN checks. Motorist assist. Welfare check. Prisoner transport. EMS page. Jan. 9 – Two VIN checks. Four business checks. Accident. Four EMS pages. Jan. 10 – VIN check. Fi...
Speeding – Seth Saunders, Ogden, UT, 83/80, $5; Kristen Enos, Rapid City, SD, 85/80, $15; Reese J. Oetken, Sheridan, WY, 85/80, $15; Preston Engbrecht, Marion, SD, 80/75, $15; Favel Jens, Deer Park, WA, 85/80, $15; Tony Lipa, Minneapolis, MN, 86/80, $97; Jeremiah Haas, Hulett, WY, 77/65, $120; Remington Peck, Hooper, UT, 87/75, $120; Taylor Olson, Bismarck, ND, 93/80, $125; Nicole Marie Ives, Billings, MT, 91/75, $130; Shannon Mixell, Morrison, Co, 80/65, $135; Scott Matthew Barth, Ostrander, OH, 91/75, $140; Wyatt Pettyjohn, Belgrade, MT, 9...
As Patrick Sean Carroll received his sentencing for marking his neighbor’s cattle with bleach, the judge’s main concern was to see a truce between victim and accused. Along with his son, Carroll was Two accused of using bleach to paint markings, including drawings of penises, on a total of 189 cows and six bulls belonging to their neighbor. The duo claimed their actions were intended to bring their neighbor’s attention to the problem of bro-ken fences that weren’t being fixed quickly enough. Both entered into plea agreements, with Patrick...
A Moorcroft man faces felony charges of assault and strangulation after allegedly attacking two women on New Year’s Eve. Just before midnight on December 31, a Moorcroft Police Department officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance with two females sustaining injuries. Dispatch advised that a male party, identified as Nicholas Hogen, had thrown a glass a one female, who was claiming her nose was broken, and that the other female had injuries to her arm. The reporting party also claimed that Hogen had held a knife against one of t...
A Pine Haven man was arrested for aggravated assault on Christmas Eve after allegedly attempting to break into a residence while making threats towards the occupant. A Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called to a Pine Haven residence at around 10:15 p.m. on December 24 for a report of a male subject attempting to get into the residence. The subject was identified as William Bradley Jr., who had left the house a few days prior after a physical altercation. He allegedly arrived back at the house yelling and calling the female victim names...
Speeding – Jaydan D. Davis, Sundance, WY, 74/70, $10; Shane Mussetter, Hardin, MT, 79/75, $10; Alexander Spehar, Kansas City, MO, 79/75, $10; Amy Becker, Laurel, MT, 84/80, $10; Everardo Pena Hernandez, Rice, TX, 74/70, $10; Barry Amende, Sheridan, WY, 84/80, $10; Gabriel Marchiando, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $11; Sean Swider, Helena, MT, 85/80, $15; Travis Forester, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Maximillion Cossette, Fargo, ND, 85/80, $15; Catherine Aloisio, Casper, WY, 85/80, $15; Sarah Smith, Devils Tower, WY, 85/80, $15; Jada Waliezer, M...
Dec. 30 – Two VIN checks. Animal complaint. Three business checks. REDDI report. EMS page. Dec. 31 – Six VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Traffic complaint. Civil standby. Two EMS pages. Jan. 1 – Three traffic stops. House watch. EMS page. Jan. 2 – Five vin checks. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Welfare check. Two assist other agency. Two falls. Two business checks. Property damage. Fire page. Five EMS pages. Jan. 3 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Paper service. Accident. Citizen assist. Fraud. Suspicious circumstance. Probation...
Speeding – Sarah Vanderhoef, Moorcroft, WY, 79/75, $10; Roger Emineth, Dawson, ND, 84/80, $10; Thomas T. Mikkelson, Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Autumn Mills, Newcastle, WY, 75/70, $15; Coleman Welsh, Rock Springs, WY, 85/80, $15; Preston Crozier, Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Monty Kemph, Belgrade, MT, 85/80, $15; Zoe Kaplan, Cumberland, RI, 80/75, $15; Kyra Watson, Belle Fourche, SD, 80/75, $15; Seth Weishaar, Belle Fourche, SD, 90/80, $105; Mikayla D. Leibel, Garden City, ID, 86/75, $115; Kelci Aurand, Spearfish, SD, 92/75, $145; Jean Fleurce, F...
Dec. 23 – Six VIN checks. Assist other agency. Traffic stop. Animal bite. Wanted person. Two business checks. Traffic hazard. EMS page. Dec. 24 – Paper service. Two traffic stops. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assist to Game and Fish. DUI. Domestic. Fire page. EMS page. Dec. 25 – Four traffic stops. REDDI report. Welfare check. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Two EMS pages. Dec. 26 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. Motorist assist. Theft. Livestock. Child abuse. Business check. Two EMS pages. Dec. 27 – Seven VIN checks. D...
Speeding – Harrison Tanner, Gillette, WY, 79/75, $10; Billy Backus, Sandy, UT, 84/80, $10; Trejen Yellow Elk, Gillette, WY, 84/80, $10; Joshua A. Spain, Gillette, WY, 84/80, $10; Evan Massop, New Hope, MN, 85/80, $10; Courtney Fuller, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Lee Diede, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Stephen Adcock, Kingston, TN, 85/80, $15; William Motley, Hulett, WY, 75/70, $15; Taylor Small, Newcastle, WY, 85/80, $15; Cody Davis, Dubois, WY, 80/75, $15; Caleb Smith, Billings, MT, 85/80, $15; Lane T. Blakeman, Oshoto, WY, 85/80, $15; Brandon Zimm...
Dec. 16 – VIN check. Two fingerprints. Three traffic stops. Coroner call. Business check. Two EMS pages. Dec. 17 – Two VIN checks. Fingerprints. Six traffic stops. Business check. Found property. Dec. 18 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Fraud. Fire page. EMS page. Dec. 19 – Six VIN checks. Project Lifesaver. Traffic stop. Fingerprints. Three business checks. Dec. 20 – Eight VIN checks. Paper service. Five traffic stops. Three motorist assists. Accident. Suspicious circumstance. Two fingerprints. Welfare check. Two business checks. Assist ot...
The father-son duo who marked their neighbor’s cattle with bleach have been ordered to pay just under $10,000 in restitution – around a tenth of the amount requested by the prosecution. Judge Mike McGrady determined the figure following a restitution hearing last week, after which Patrick Sean Carroll was also given a sentence of suspended jail time and a $750 fine. His father, Tucker Carroll, will be sentenced at a later date. Both parties entered plea agreements in which father Tucker entered an Alford plea (in which the de-fendant maintains...
Dec. 9 – Two VIN checks. Crash. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Traffic stop. Business checks. Civil standby. Coroner call. Two EMS calls. Dec. 10 – Three VIN checks. Two fingerprints. Four accidents. Assist other agency. Two business checks. Two fire pages. Three EMS pages. Dec. 11 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Four business checks. Two citizen assists. Animal complaint. EMS page. Fire page. Dec. 12 – Five VIN checks. Traffic stop. Two business checks. House watch. Traffic hazard. REDDI report. Fingerprints. Prisone...
Speeding – Ethan Jensen, Belle Fourche, SD, 84/80, $10; Kim Sow, Seattle, WA, 84/80, $10; Delane Waterbury, Lynwood, WA, 85/80, $15; Ciarra Eggers, Sundance, WY, 85/80, $15; John Phillips, Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Travis J. Raisley, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Aaron Myers, Devils Tower, WY, 75/70, $15; Trevor Ousley, Rapid City, SD, 85/80, $15; Ben Bagniewski, Missoula, MT, 80/75, $15; Jacy Deboard, Spearfish, SD, 85/80, $25; Jacob Boltz, Billings, MT, 80/70, $105; Trent Moore, Gillette, WY, 88/75, $125; Jason Grady, Spearfish, SD, 88/75, $...
A previous resident of the county has been charged with sexual assault of a minor after his alleged victim came forward to report an assault that occurred more than a decade ago. On November 11, 2023, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy received a report that Morgan Anderson had sexually abused a juvenile female over a decade prior. The abuse occurred in Crook County, though neither party now lives locally. The alleged victim, during a forensic interview two days later, claimed that Anderson and his now deceased wife routinely babysat her w...
On November 27, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling at 87 mph in a 75 mph zone. The driver, Willie Moorehead, allegedly stated he was trying to get home from his job in Sheridan. When asked for his license, registration and insurance, Moorehead “became nervous” and said his license was in court for traffic violations. Moorehead allegedly admitted he might have warrants from other states, but said none were extraditable. He also stated that he had a “little bit” of marijuana in his ve...
Speeding – Ramon Tapani, Woodland, WA, 84/80, $10; Brayden McClure, Mandan, ND, 84/80, $10; Lavonne Luby, Sycamore, IL, 84/80, $10; Karianne Hawkins, Buffalo, WY, 80/75, $15; Jacob Rodriguez, Cedar Creek, TX, 80/75, $15; Samantha Brookes, Inwood, WV, 85/80, $15; Castillo Martinez, Chicago, IL, 81/75, $97; Yadir Castillo, Fort Lupton, CO, 78/70, $101; Honor Heer, Aurora, CO, 79/70, $103; Justin Dike, Gillette, WY 85/75, $105; Derek F. Smith, Hulett, WY, 85/65, $160 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Christina Tapani, Battle Ground, WA, $10 Window Tin...
Dec. 2 – Eight VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Trespassing complaint. Fingerprints. Fraud complaint. Business check. Dec. 3 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Juvenile complaint. Citizen assist. Welfare check. Business checks. EMS page. Dec. 4 – Four VIN checks. Three paper services. Traffic stop. Citizen dispute. Animal complaint. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two EMS pages. Two fire pages Dec. 5 – Two VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. Domesti...
Speeding – Chylo Young, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Jimmy M. Terui, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Nathan Belleveau-Butler, Arlington, VA, 85/80, $15; Jamie Johnson, Seymour, WI, 75/70, $15; Caleb Robert Knapp, Wright, WY, 85/80, $15; Sierra Cannon, Gillette, WY, 86/80, $97; Omar Solis, Shores, Fl, 89/80, $103; Terry Schaaf, Bowman, ND, 79/70, $103; Dallas Nix, Rapid City, SD, 85/75, $105; Yonny Labrada Heredero, Carlsbad, NM, 50/35, $135; Jose Perez Resendiz, Conroe, TX, 75/65, $140; Bryan G. Miller, Gillette, WY, 91/75, $140; Caleb Berry, G...
Nov. 25 – Two VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Fingerprints. Two accidents. Animal complaint. Missing person. Two suspicious circumstances. Traffic hazard. Business checks. EMS page. Fire page. Nov. 26 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Two assists to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Animal complaint. Two citizen assists. Hit and run accident. Theft. Burglary. Fingerprints. Suspicious circumstance. Four EMS pages. Nov. 27 – VIN check. Ten traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Fingerprints. Assist to Wyoming Highw...
Two Crook County ranchers fell victim to the scams of a Kansas man who was sentenced for wire fraud last week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Jory Parks will serve five years of probation and has been ordered to pay back over $100,000 to his victims from a scheme in which he sold – but never delivered – large quantities of hay. “The victims’ desperation in this case was central to the success of Parks’ fraud scheme,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin D. Hargrove in a sentencing memorandum. Parks’ scheme took place i...
Crook County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an increase in the number of scam reports in this area, which all appear linked by the caller claiming to be from the Publishers Clearing House (PCH). This is a known scam that the PCH itself has warned against. If you receive one of these calls, you can expect to be told that you have won a significant cash prize and then asked to send money to a specific place. The reasons given for this payment, according to the Sheriff’s Office, have ranged from a need to “verify your account” to “paying for the t...
Speeding – Caleb Fenlason, Sundance, WY, 84/80, $10; Nicolas Nelson, Blue Mounds, WI, 80/75, $15; Olivia Tougas, Thief River Falls, Mn, 85/80, $15; Rhonda Snow, Sundance, WY, 80/75, $15; Joni Ackerman, Billings, MT, 80/75, $15; Evan Fazio, Casper, WY, 80/75, $15; Natalie Laplante-Endres, Brookings, SD, 85/80, $15; Lorina Lopez, North Las Vegas, NV, 80/75, $15; Alan Beaudion, Weatherford, TX, 80/75, $15; Tyler Kromarek, Hulett, WY, 79/70, $103; Robert Murdock, Dawson, PA, 80/70, $105; Caleb Fenlason, Sundance, WY, 78/65, $125; Steven Yoder, B...
Nov. 18 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic complaint. Fingerprints. Trespassing complaint. Threats. Nov. 19 – Six VIN checks. Traffic stop. Residential alarm. Citizen assist. Assist to DFS. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Accident; no injuries. Fire page. EMS page. Nov. 20 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Accident. Assist to Hulett Police. Suspicious circumstance. Trespassing complaint. Three motorist assists. Civil Standby. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Nov. 21 – Two VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Assisted Wyoming Highw...
Both father and son in the cow defacement case have entered into plea agreements that would see their felony charges lowered to misdemeanors. Two ranchers are accused of using bleach to paint markings, including drawings of penises, on a total of 189 cows and six bulls belonging to their neighbor. Patrick Sean and Tucker Carroll claimed their actions were intended to bring their neighbor’s attention to the problem of broken fences that weren’t being fixed quickly enough. The markings led to an alleged loss in value for the cattle of app...
