Moorcroft man sentenced for aggravated assault

A Moorcroft man will serve up to ten years for aggravated assault and battery after allegedly ramming a woman’s truck into a power pole.

On April 17, 2020, a Moorcroft Police Officer was dispatched for a domestic violence call and advised that a couple was fighting in their yard. The officer reported that the male subject, later identified as Nathan Schuerman, rammed the truck the female was driving into a power pole and left the scene, before later returning.

When the officer arrived, he observed a male subject and instructed him to walk out from behind a metal shed and show his hands. Schuerman allegedly became non-compliant and the officer drew his weapon.

Schuerman allegedly stated he had a gun in his pocket and continued to fail to obey the officer’s commands. The officer reports that Schuerman entered his truck and drove away too quickly to pursue.

Still at the scene, the officer spoke with the alleged victim, who stated that alcohol had led to the incident and that Schuerman had thrown a plate at her, broken the dog door and busted down the bedroom door.

The victim allegedly had fresh cuts and scratches on her legs.

According to the victim’s statement, she took her dogs to the truck an attempted to flee the scene, but Schuerman grabbed her and tried to pull her out. After neighbors allegedly verbally intervened, the victim stated she attempted to pull out of the driveway but Schuerman hit her vehicle with is work truck and rammed her into a power pole.

Schuerman had at this point still not been located, but the officer reports that a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper who had been called in to assist alerted him that Schuerman was on the phone with the victim and could be watching the scene, based on a statement he made.

The victim was taken to the police department, where Schuerman allegedly called multiple times asking her to tell the cops to leave him alone. Meanwhile, a Campbell County Sheriff’s Office deputy located his vehicle and, with the assistance of Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers, surrounded the area.

Schuerman allegedly attempted to flee in his vehicle, but went off the road and rolled the truck. He was taken into custody and transported to hospital for his injuries.

Schuerman pled guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault and battery and a misdemeanor charge of fleeing or attempting to elude police officers. Judge Stuart S. Healy III sentenced him to between seven and ten years in a state penal institution on the felony count and 43 days for the misdemeanor, to run concurrently with each other and with additional sentence imposed in Campbell County.