Cattle buyer charged with felony

Richard Keyhoe Wayman, 49 was arrested earlier this week on felony charges for writing a check with non-sufficient funds to pay for cattle.

Wayman, from Hyattville, was brokering a deal for the cattle from a Hot Springs County rancher. Successfully arranging to purchase cattle worth over $200,000, Wayman issued a check to pay the final installment and did not have the funds to cover the amount, which was in the tens of thousands of dollars.

The seller made several attempts to contact Wayman about the issue and was unsuccessful.

Lieutenant Danny Pebbles of the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Department informed the Independent Record a warrant had been issued for Wayman for non-sufficient funds. The Sheriff’s department in Big Horn County served the warrant and extradited Wayman to Hot Springs County.

Wayman stood before Judge Ron Jurovich in Hot Springs County Circuit Court for his arraignment and was scheduled for a preliminary hearing later in the month.

Wayman was released on a $5,000 cash bond.