On the record

On the Record policy

It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We print the names of all people upon their initial arrest.

Correction

The correct name of the featured Fourth of July pyrotechnician is Kevin Adams.

Sheriff’s Office

Tuesday, July 7

11 a.m. Dominic Mason Magelky, 19, was arrested on a warrant out of Fremont County.

Wednesday, July 8

2:43 p.m. Report of a citizen dispute between a landlord and tenant who did not pay rent. They were advised that this was a civil issue. 

7:29 p.m. Report of an agency assist where Park County Highway Patrol stopped pursuing a runaway juvenile in a high-speed chase from Cody to Thermopolis. The juvenile’s father was also pursuing in another vehicle. The juvenile’s vehicle ran out of gas. The deputy arrived and the father took the child home.

Thursday, July 9

6:12 a.m. Complaint of a yellow plane flying low spraying weeds. The plane upset a man and his horses.

1:02 p.m. Report of a sex offender failing to register location. Ryan Garrett Shaffer, 37, has a pending warrant as his whereabouts are unknown. He was last registered at 194 Novakovich Lane.

3:51 p.m. Allen Scott Chamberlin, 33, of Cody was arrested in Park County for an alleged probation revocation warrant out of Hot Springs County. He was transferred to HSC jail.

8:20 p.m. Michael J. Wells, 28, was arrested on a warrant. 

Friday, July 10

10:10 a.m. An agency assist where a deputy worked with the Department of Family Services as a witness to a urinalysis. 

2:45 p.m. Report of potential child abuse. The matter is under investigation.

3:56 p.m. An accident occurred when the driver of a truck backed into another vehicle. The driver was given a citation.

5:50 p.m. Consent search of a vehicle at mile marker 8 on Highway 120 West. The deputy did not find anything.

Saturday, July 11

3:06 p.m. A medical issue was reported at the detention center. A subject was complaining of pain and an asthma attack. The subject was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Police Department

Monday, July 6

4:13 p.m. Christian Rowdy Peek, 23, was arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance and alleged under the influence of a controlled substance.

4:24 p.m. An officer provided a civil stand by for a couple who parted ways while one got their belongings.

Tuesday, July 7

6:29 a.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle in a parking lot. It was later moved.

7:30 a.m. Jacquelyn Marie Tuttle, 37, was arrested on a warrant.

8:25 a.m. Richard Joseph Hamm, 52, was arrested after failing a urinalysis test for the alleged use of a controlled substance.

1:58 p.m. A stop sign was knocked over. There are no suspects.

3:02 p.m. Citizen assist where a subject desperately needed to use a restroom. He was directed to a proper location.

8:08 p.m. Extra patrol provided for a property while the owner was out of town.

10:18 p.m. Robert Lee Richter, 40, was arrested on a warrant.

11:11 p.m. Report of suspicious activity in an unoccupied residence where someone saw a subject inside with a flashlight. Officer found out the subject was the owner of the property and there was no power.

Wednesday, July 8

1:02 a.m. An abandoned vehicle was tagged and then removed by the owner.

2:38 a.m. Claudia Duran Washington, 45, of Riverton, was arrested for alleged driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while under suspension and for possession of a controlled substance, marijuana.

2:38 a.m. Ronald Joseph Blackburn, 50, of Riverton, was arrested on a warrant and for alleged domestic battery. Fremont County chose not to extradite him on the warrant.

3:35 p.m. A repossession company contacted the department to notify them they were taking a vehicle.

Thursday, July 9

1:15 a.m. Report of a subject sleeping in a parking lot. The subject was moved along.

7:07 a.m. Report of vandalism is under investigation.

9:48 a.m. A citizen assist turned out to be a civil issue. The officer instructed them to speak with an attorney.

4:02 p.m. An agency assist where an officer worked with the Department of Family Services in a vehicle search. Nothing illegal was found.

Friday, July 10

1:01 p.m. A 67-year-old male from Colorado was cited for duty to an unattended vehicle, driving without insurance, open container, driving while under suspension and driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was not arrested because he needed immediate medical attention due to a wreck where he hit several other vehicles near the hospital and Hot Springs State Park. There were no other subjects injured.

8:55 pm. A 22-year-old male from New Jersey was cited for possession of marijuana.

10:51 p.m. Report of a minor accident in a private parking lot. There were no citations. 

Saturday, July 11

12:56 a.m. William Paul Miles, 39, of Basin, was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana.

2:43 a.m. A urinalysis was performed and it came back negative.

4:03 a.m. Report of two suspicious vehicles with subjects sleeping in them. They were told to move along. The two vehicles were unrelated to each other.

9 a.m. An American flag was stolen from someone’s yard.

1:23 p.m. Report of people trespassing, walking on the terraces and not on the designated pathway. The matter was turned over to Hot Springs State Park authorities.

Sunday, July 12

12:11 a.m. A noise complaint involving juveniles yelling, firing a pellet gun and setting off fireworks. The juveniles were contacted and told to stop.

1:46 a.m. Report of an unsecured premise with an open door to the residence. The homeowner was contacted and everything was fine.

1:50 a.m. Report of an unsecured premise with an open garage door to the residence. The homeowner was contacted and everything was fine.

2:01 a.m. Report of a camper matching the description of a stolen camper from another jurisdiction. After investigation, the camper was not the same one that was stolen.

3:49 p.m. Report of an unsecured premise with a garage door open with no one home. The owner was notified by phone.

4:50 p.m. Report of people trespassing, walking on the terraces and not on the designated pathway. The matter was handled by the police.

11:47 p.m. Report of a potential drunk driver. The officer was unable to respond immediately as he was working on another matter.

Circuit Court

Andrew Crenshaw, interference with a peace officer, one year jail, 293 days suspended, one year supervised probation, fees and fines $460 and criminal entry, 182 days jail, 114 days suspended, six months unsupervised probation, fees and fines $460.

Nathaniel W. Sargent, possession of a controlled substance, plant, three oz or less, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, six months unsupervised probation, fees and fines $470 and possession of a controlled substance, plant, three oz or less, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, six months unsupervised probation, fees and fines $320.

Richard Hamm, driving while under the influence of a controlled substance - first offense within 10 years, six months jail, 170 days suspended, six months supervised probation, fees and fines $355 and possession of a controlled substance - powder or crystal, three grams or less, six months jail, 170 days suspended, six months supervised probation, fees and fines $55 and use of a controlled substance - Sch I, II or III, four days jail, fee and fines $55 and another use of a controlled substance - Sch I, II or III, four days jail, fee and fines $55 and interference with a peace officer, six months jail, 170 days suspended, six months supervised probation, fees and fines $55 and possession of a controlled sub stance, plant - three oz or less, six months jail, 170 days suspended, six months supervised probation, feeds and fines $55.

Brandon Hanni, driving without compulsory auto insurance, first offense, fees and fines $545.

Marriages

4/9/2020 Daniel Banda and Erica McCormick

5/27/2020 Darby Daleen Abbott and Garrett Keith Compton

5/28/2020 Jared Michael Nichols and Karissa Dawn Williams

6/12/2020 Kenneith K. Annan, and Venessa Free Bingel

6/18/2020 Hanna M. Bergkoetter and Logan Patrick Kay

6/19/2020 Brian K. Sonesen and Melissa E. Balstad

6/29/2020 Traci Dawn Strauss and William Gordon Moriarity

7/10/2020 Karly Dawn Sunrhodes and Michael Dee Wilkinson

7/10/2020 John F. Baker and Lovina L. Alcon

Divorces

6/19/2020 Brian Steere v. Tiffany Steere

Property Transfers

Warranty deed, Anne M. Ivie to Robert P. Anderson and Layton L. Anderson, Lots 15 and 16, Block 14 of the Kinney Second Addition of the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Leslie Branin to Kaden D. Haun and Victoria F. Haun, Tract 1 and Outlot 3, Kirby Creek Subdivision, according to the official plat filed for record in Plat Cabinet A at page 179 and in Micro Book 165 at page 656, Hot Springs County.

Quitclaim deed, Robert R. Spain and Colette Spain, d/b/a J C & R Site Maintenance Service, to Robert R. Spain and Colette Spain, Parcel 1: Lot Seven and the East 25 feet of Lot Eight, Block One of Brydon’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County and Parcel 2: The West 5 feet of Lot Eight and all of Lots Nine, Ten and Eleven, Block One of Brydon’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Tara Lynn Deacon to Zachary Cyras Wayne Crees and Nathaniel James Youngdale-Rodriguez, Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, Block 2, Town of Kirby, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden to Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden, Co-Trustees of the Belden Family Trust, Parcel 1: Lot 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4SW1/4), Section 19, Township 43 North, Range 93 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County, and Parcel 2: The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4SW14), Section 19, Township 43 North, Range 93 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County, Parcel 2: The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4SW1/4) of Section Twenty-three, Township 43 North, Range 94 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County

Warranty deed, Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden to Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden, Co-Trustees of the Belden Family Trust, land found in a tract of land situated in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 34, Township 44 North, Range 94 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden to Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden, Co-Trustees of the Belden Family Trust, the SW1/4 of Section 27 in Township 44 North, Range 94 West, 6th P.M., Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden to Brett L. Belden and Isabel Valle Belden, Co-Trustees of the Belden Family Trust, Township 43 North, Range 94 West, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Roland Luehne to Dell Donna’s 160 Range, LLC, SW1/4 of the NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4, Section 29 and the NW1/4NE1/4, Section 32, T45N, R97W, 6th P.M., Hot Springs County,

Warranty deed, Joshua L. Pounds to Robert Loring Young, Lots 1, Block 6, Waldorf Acres Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear to Robert D. Lawson and Barbara J. Lawson, the North Half of the West 24 feet of Lot 8 and the North Half of Lots 9 and 10, Block 29, Original Townsite to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warrant deed, Sarah D. Cox to Matthew F. Slagle and Sarah D. Slagle, land found in as a parcel situated in the E1/2NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 42 North, Range 95 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, John C. Mason, Jr.  and John Charles Mason to Dell Donna’s160 Ranch LLC, SW1/4NE1/4 and W1/2SE1/4 of Section 29 and the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 97 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, John L. O’Brien and Patricia A. O’Brien to Keith O’Brien and Amy Jo O’Brien, Tract 4, Hanging Horse Subdivision, according to the official plat filed January 24, 2007 in Plat Cabinet A at page 139 and in Micro Book 123 at page 144, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, John F. Leroux to Richard D. Wagner and Maria A. Roger, Township 45 North, Range 101 West, 6th P.M., Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Jeanne E. Zueck to Jeanna Zueck, sole Trustee, or her successors in trust under the Jeanne E. Zueck Living Trust, land found in a tract of land situated in the W1/2SE1/4 of Section 15, Township 8 North, Range 4 East of the Wind River Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Scott E. Parish and Cindy Parish to Wasp, Inc., Lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 3, Brydon’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County. 

Warranty deed, Derrick Burrows to James A. Thompson, North parcel, that portion of the NW1/4 SE1/4 of said Section 6, bounded on the remaining three sides by the right-of-way lines of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad (originally the Big Horn Railroad Company) as convey to the said railroad by that certain Warrant Deed originally recorded in Big Horn County on the 8th day of June, 1910 and re-recorded in Book 3 of Deeds at Pages 191 through 193 in Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Lenora M. Chapman to Dale R. Horkey and Janice Ladd-Horkey, Lot 3, Block 3 of the Cedar Ridge Subdivision, First Filing, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Michelle M. Westman to Lesleigh Ann Schaefer, a tract of land in Block 69 of Ryan’s Second Addition, described as follows: Beginning at a point from which the Southeast corner of Block 64, Ryan’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Wasp, Inc., to Warehouse Properties, LLC, Lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 3, Brydon’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Martha Stearn to Martha G. Stearn, as a Trustee of The Martha G. Stearn Living Trust, Tract 15, in Sable Run Subdivision, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Cedar Properties to Justin Herring, a parcel of land located adjacent to the North and West of Lot 5, Block 4, Second Filing Cedar Ridge Subdivision, Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Aaron B. Smith to Haley Suntych, Heather Loga, Crystal Hodge, Trustee of the Fidelis Trust, Township 42 North, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M., Hot Springs County. Section 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35

Warranty deed, Aaron B. Smith to Haley Suntych, Heather Loga, Crystal Hodge, Trustee of the Fidelis Trust, Township 42 North, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M., Hot Springs County. Section 25.

Warranty deed, Aaron B. Smith to Haley Suntych, Heather Loga, Crystal Hodge, Trustee of the Fidelis Trust, Lots 23 and 24, Block 16, the Kinney Second Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Thomas L. Linnan Real Estate Investments, LLC, to Steven S. Church, Lots 4, 5 and East 5 feet of Lot 6, in Block 5, of the Original Townsite to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Special Warranty deed, Wyoming Community Development Authority to Michael S. and Susan A Berry Family Trust, the South Half of Lots 10, 11 and 12, Block 46, Original Townsite to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Sheriff’s Deed, Sheriff of Hot Springs county to Wyoming Community Development Authority, Lots 17 and 18, Block 4, Kinney’s First Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.