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

Detention Center Holds for Riverton Police Department

Cody Rae Armajo - March 10

Mychal J Goggles - March 10

Clement Cliton Eagle - March 12

Sheriff’s Office

Monday, March 8

11:09 a.m. Report of a citizen assist involving a subject at the Senior Apartments who claimed they were being harassed by the manager. The deputy found no appearance of actual abuse and that the call was unfounded.

6 p.m. Report of an accident involving a car versus deer at mile marker 1.5 on Highway 170 Owl Creek Road.

Tuesday, March 9

3:42 a.m. Report of an agency assist where a deputy performed traffic control for the Highway Patrol as they addressed the large boulder fall in the Wind River Canyon.

4:57 p.m. Keith O. Bapst, 51, was arrested on a Hot Springs County warrant. 

Wednesday, March 10

8:30 a.m. Report of an accident involving a vehicle slide off at mile marker 3 on Highway 120.

3:32 p.m. Report of a citizen assist involving a subject who wanted to claim some tools from another subject and have them returned. They were returned.

Thursday, March 11

11:08 a.m. Report of medical call where a deputy assisted emergency medical services on Highway 120. The deputy performed CPR on a male subject. However, they could not resuscitate him and the subject deceased.

Friday, March 12

3:48 p.m. Report of an agency assist with two urinalyses for the Department of Family Service involving juvenile males. 

11:22 p.m. Report of a citizen assist involving a female subject who wanted to remove property in East Thermopolis. The deputy performed a civil standby.

Saturday, March 13

9:02 a.m. Report of an agency assist where a deputy observed a urinalysis on an adult male for the Department of Family Services.

7:24 p.m. Melissa Eileen Balstad, 53, was arrested for alleged probation revocation in Powell and brought to Hot Springs County. At the Detention Center, she was acting disorderly. Anything used to harm herself was removed from her cell. 

Sunday, March 14

3:25 p.m. Report of an agency assist where a deputy helped a Bureau of Land Management Ranger with an unruly subject on Sand Draw. The deputy physically restrained the male subject for failure to identify himself. The subject was later cited under the BLM. 

Police Department

Monday, March 8

9:15 a.m. Report of a yard a neighbor thinks needs to cleaned up. The police department nuisance officer is now inspecting properties and will be issuing notices.

10:01 a.m. Report of a subject who felt they heard fireworks. The officer was unable to locate any fireworks.

3:06 p.m. Report of a possible fire. The officer investigated and found someone smoking a brisket. 

11:15 p.m. Report of minors in possession involving a 19-year-old female and an 18-year-old male. They were both cited for possession of tobacco. 

Tuesday, March 9

3:53 a.m. Report of a suspicious subject who let an officer know about a big rockfall in the Wind River Canyon while they were in a local business. The officer observed the subject and was concerned if he was using a controlled substance. After further observation, the subject was not arrested or cited. 

5:40 p.m. Report of a citizen assist where a subject requested help in her relationship with someone. She was directed where to go.

9:18 p.m. Report an in-house theft of a residence involving a family member and stolen prescription medications.

Wednesday, March 10

7:54 a.m. Report of an accident that was due to heavy snow, one car pulled out in front of the other. They didn’t see each other and it was a  failure of right away. There were no citations. 

Thursday, March 11

7:19 a.m. Report of an assault where a subject called from another county to report that they have been assaulted in January. The other county arrested the caller for intoxication and a warrant. The subject’s interview with the Thermopolis police is pending regarding the original complaint.

12:07 p.m. Report of child neglect involving three juveniles is being investigated.

1 p.m. Corbett C. Daytan, 21, of Worland, was arrested on a Washakie County warrant.

5:37 p.m. A set of keys was found. The owner is unknown.

Friday, March 12

2:51 p.m. Report of suspicious activity involving someone going into a house and exiting to a large semi-truck multiple times. The officer discovered they were delivering furniture.

3:28 p.m. Report of an officer who assisted the Department of Family Services with a suspicious 16-year-old male juvenile.

10:21 p.m. Report of noise involving a loud semi-truck running at night in a residential area. They shut the truck off.

Saturday, March 13

12:53 p.m. Report of a citizen assist involving parents and a 16-year-old female juvenile.

9:09 p.m. Report of a lost cell phone. The officer was unable to locate it.

10:53 p.m. Report of a suspicious camper parked in the Hot Springs State Park. They were advised to move as it was after hours.

Divorces

Tyler Raefell Cox vs. Cynthia Leigh Cox, March 12, 2021

Circuit Court

Mara Chopping was bound over to District Court for making terroristic threats, falsely reporting an emergency and possession of a controlled substance, plant, three ounces or less.

Property Transfers

Warranty deed, Lawrence A. Lorenzen, Trustee of the Paul and Anne Lorenzen Trust to Terry G. Titmus and Cathy A. Titmus, Lots 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, Block 3, Town of East Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Stephen C. Flinn and Chelsie M. Flinn to Denise Hetrick, Lot 45, Sage Valley Subdivision, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Kim E. Breslin to Denise Hetrick, Lot 6, Parkview Subdivision to the Town of Thermopolis, according to the official plat files February 28, 2007, in Plat Cabinet A at page 138, and in Micro Book 123 at page 672, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Robert H. Galyan to Joe A. Cook, Lots 15 and 16, Block 38, Original Townsite of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Lola A. Vialpando to Marvin William Meyer, Two Parcels located around in: The East Half of the following described parcel of land described as follows: The South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S1/2SW1/4), Section 8, Township 8 North, Range 4 East of the Wind River Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Jimmy D. Crandall to Phyllis L. Crandall, the Crandall Subdivision located in Section 14, Township 42, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M., Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Phyllis L. Crandall to Jimmy D. Crandall, the Crandall Subdivision located in Section 14, Township 42, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M., Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, William G. Farrell and Shawna Jo Farrell to Denise Hetrick, a parcel of land located in the East Half of the Northwest Quarter (E1/2NW1/4), Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 95 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Richard Buck Clouse to Warehouse Properties, LLC., Lot 13, Block 13, Original Townsite to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County and a portion of Lot 14, Block 13, Original Townsite to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Dustin D. McLean and Ashle R. McLean to Wixr LLC., the North 50 feet of Lots 15 and 16, Block 51 of the Original Townsite of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County and also the South 90 feet of Lots 15 and 16, Block 51 of the Original Townsite of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Violet V. Snow to Everett Pryor, All of Lots 6 and 7 and the East Half of Lot 8, Block 3, Brydon’s Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Douglas Kyle Chandler to Roger A. Reed and Ellen G. Reed, Portions of Lots 15 and 16, in Block 27 of the Original Townsite of the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Charles W. Smith and David T. Smith to David T. Smith and Tammy E. Smith, that part of Lot 4 lying West of US Highway No. 20, Section 18, Township 43 North, Range 94 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Hot Springs County.

Warranty deed, Charles M. Royer and Tamara J. Royer, Trustees of the Family Trust of Charles M. Royer and Tamara J. Royer to Kenneth S. Slape and Jennifer N. Slape, Lot 59, Sage Valley Subdivision, Hot Springs County.

Quitclaim deed, Robert M. Myers to Shasta M. Shafer to Lots Twenty-Three (23) and Twenty-Four (24), Block Eight (8), Brydon’s Third Addition to the Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County.

Two charged with possession of a controlled

substance

On Sunday, March 14 at approximately 12:30 a.m. Officer Mike Mascorro of the Thermopolis Police Department conducted a traffic stop within the 300 block of Amoretti Street. Officer Mascorro initiated the traffic stop after observing the driver run a stop sign.

During this traffic stop, Officer Mascorro observed both occupants of the vehicle to possibly be under the influence of a controlled substance. Upon further investigation, both occupants allegedly admitted to recent methamphetamine use.

A search of the vehicle revealed a white crystalline substance and a methamphetamine pipe hidden behind the vehicle gas tank door. The crystalline substance was field tested and showed presumptive positive for methamphetamine.

Barbara H. Hastings, of Thermopolis, was arrested and charged for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Christopher C. Martin, of Thermopolis, was charged for use of a controlled substance. Both subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.