A mental competency evaluation for John Kirkpatrick was ordered by Fourth Judicial District Court Judge John Fenn at a hearing Thursday in District Court in Sheridan. The hearing was supposed to be to address a petition filed by the State to revoke Kirkpatrick’s bond, but the Court determined that Kirkpatrick needed to be evaluated by the Wyoming State Hospital for competency before proceeding with the case.
Kirkpatrick was arrested and charged with the crimes of Aggravated Assault and Battery, Domestic Battery and Reckless Driving for an incident that occurred at a residence in Sheridan County on February 23. At an arraignment hearing in April, Kirkpatrick pleaded “not guilty” to all of the charges.
BOISEÂ â Local activist Ty Werenka is challenging a Boise noise control ordinance that he says is unconstitutional and a tool to chill free speech, after Boise Police officers ticketed him for using a megaphone during an April protest in downtown Boise.
On April 17, officers cited Ty Werenka, who marched to protest the April 11 killing of Daunte Wright by a Brooklyn Center (Minnesota) Police officer. The $156 ticket noted that Werenka violated a noise control ordinance because he used a megaphone during the march. Now the activist is challenging the citation in court, alleging the city code violates First Amendment protections on speech.Â
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Sheridan Man Sentenced to Prison for Strangulation On May 7, 2020, law enforcement responded to an incident at a hotel in Sheridan and soon after their arrival on scene, arrested Robert Babb for the crime of Strangulation of a Household Member. In April, Babb, at a change of plea hearing in District Court, pleaded “guilty” to the charge pursuant to a plea agreement that was reached with the State. A sentencing hearing was held Thursday in District Court where Sheridan County Deputing Prosecuting Attorney Christina White recommended that the Court accept the terms of the plea agreement and sentence Babb to 2 ½ to 5 years in prison.
At an arraignment hearing in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan last December, 32-year-old Sean Vance entered a plea of “not guilty by reason of mental impairment or deficiency” to the charge of Felony Theft for allegedly taking over $2,400 in merchandise from Wal-Mart in Sheridan on November 11. Due to the plea that was entered by Vance, a mental health evaluation was ordered to determine if Vance was competent to proceed. An evaluation conducted by the Wyoming State Hospital found Vance competent and the report was adopted by District Court Judge John Fenn at a hearing in March.
At a hearing Thursday, Judge Fenn accepted the terms of the plea agreement made with the State and sentenced Vance to 2 to 4 years in prison, suspended in lieu of two years of supervised probation. Vance was also ordered to pay $325 in various court costs and $500 in attorney fees.