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Several arraignments were held this week in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. 35-year-old Levi Reed pleaded “not guilty” to the charges of Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance- Methamphetamine and Misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance- Cocaine. District Court Judge John Fenn set the #2 stack three-day jury trial to begin on September 20. A pretrial conference will take place on August 19 at 9:30 am. The #2 stack means there is another trial scheduled in District Court at the same time. If convicted on both charges, Reed faces up to 8-years in prison and fines of up to $16,000.
Also this week in District Court, 47-year-old Angel Albert entered a plea of “not guilty” to the charge of Felony Child Abuse. Judge Fenn set the two-day #2 stack jury trial for September 20 and scheduled the pretrial conference for August 19 at 10 am. The crime of felony child abuse is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Beartusk Sentenced
On March 29 of 2020, 55-year-old Dana Beartusk murdered Angelina Beartusk, Seana Fisher, and Mochdaveyano “Blackhawk” Fisher at a mobile home in Big Horn. Immediately after the killings, Beartusk called his brother and confessed what he’d done before fleeing the crime scene in a vehicle. Beartusk stopped at a couple of convenience stores in Sheridan before heading north to Montana. Beartusk was arrested soon after and charged with the crimes. In May, three firearms that belonged to Beartusk, including the murder weapon, a 40 caliber Glock pistol, were found alongside a road near Kirby, Montana. Beartusk was originally charged with three counts of First Degree Murder, but at a change of plea hearing in February of this year, pleaded “guilty” to three amended counts of Second Degree Murder.
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Last year on October 31,
42-year-old Jayson Smothers of Sheridan was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence after being pulled over by law enforcement outside of a liquor store on North Main Street in Sheridan. His blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit. On January 28, Smothers pleaded “guilty” to the charge of Felony DUI at a change of plea hearing in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. The charge was prosecuted as a felony because Smothers has previously been convicted of DUI three times since 2011. Four convictions of DUI in a ten year period in Wyoming results in a felony. The guilty plea was pursuant to a plea agreement reached with the State.