A reported kidnapping led to officials shutting down Interstate 25 near Casper on Wednesday.
According to the Natrona County Sheriff s Office, dispatchers received a report at roughly 2:20 p.m. that a man had kidnapped a woman and her child. A short time later, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper located them in a white Audi in the southbound lane parked on the side of the interstate near Midwest.
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Natrona County Sheriff s Office Investigations Sgt. Taylor Courtney said Thursday that officials received reports that the man had threatened a shootout with law enforcement.
Once law enforcement arrived, the adult female was able to get out of the vehicle and to safety. Law enforcement on the scene were able to convince the man to put the child outside of the vehicle.
Casper City Council Grapples With Need for New Police Station
Outgrown.
Impractical.
A memo from Chief Keith McPheeters and Capt. Shane Chaney to City Manager Carter put it this way: Currently, storage closets and janitorial spaces have been converted into office spaces. Offices meant to hold one workspace now have three people juggling to use the limited space.
The Casper City Council at its work session Tuesday reviewed options about the police department housed in the mid-1970s-era Hall of Justice, 201 S. David St., which is shared with the Natrona County Sheriff s Office and the District Attorney s Office.
McPheeters presented the concerns to the council, saying the police department has never had a home of its own, and that affected its ability to provide public safety.
This list is compiled from logs released to media by the Natrona County Sheriff s Office.
This log may not reflect all arrests for this time period. For example, police will not release any information about juvenile arrests. State law prohibits any official from identifying a person accused of a sex crime until the defendant is arraigned in district court.
Everyone listed here is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The charges listed here are what the arresting agency has recommended to the Natrona County District Attorney s Office. However, formal charges filed by prosecutors may differ from the recommended charges listed here.
This list is compiled from logs released to media by the Natrona County Sheriff s Office.
This log may not reflect all arrests for this time period. For example, police will not release any information about juvenile arrests. State law prohibits any official from identifying a person accused of a sex crime until the defendant is arraigned in district court.
Everyone listed here is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The charges listed here are what the arresting agency has recommended to the Natrona County District Attorney s Office. However, formal charges filed by prosecutors may differ from the recommended charges listed here.
A Sheridan woman accused of taking magic mushrooms before stabbing a man in Evansville pleaded not guilty to two felony charges on Thursday.
Susan Fuller appeared in Natrona County District Court via video conference where she pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent.
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Fuller had originally intended to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of mental illness, but she ultimately opted to plead not guilty. A not guilty by reason of mental illness plea would have required Fuller to undergo a mental health evaluation.