Laramie County Circuit Court Criminal Cases

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Laramie County Circuit Court Criminal Cases

28-year-old Faith A. Hauck Charged with DWUI, METH,Speeding and Driving while license is suspended. Her bond was set as a cash bond of $1,000

25-year-old Jay Marshal King DUI, his bond was set as a cash bond $2,000

43-year-old Terry DeWayne Carey was charged with a DUI, and Suspended license second offense, Interference w/peace officer, no seat belt, and Compulsory Auto Insurance, first offense. Bond was set at $2,500

31-year-old Breanna Lemae Sorensen was charged with Destruction of property. Her bond was set at $2,000 cash

19-year-old Christopher M. Thayer was charged with a Strangulation PFMA case. His bond was set at a $2,000 cash bond.

RI School District Denying Equal Access To Bible Clubs

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RI School District Denying Equal Access To Bible Clubs
PROVIDENCE, RI – Liberty Counsel filed a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against Providence Public School District and its superintendent, Dr. Javier Montanez, for discriminating against Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) by not allowing its Good News Clubs on campuses while allowing other clubs to meet. If granted, this preliminary injunction would allow the Good News clubs to meet as the case proceeds.
The Providence Public School District previously allowed CEF Rhode Island to run a Good News Club at D’Abate Elementary School for the 2019–2020 school year before COVID caused the cancelation of all clubs in Spring 2020. When CEF Rhode Island requested to resume the Good News Club, as well as start a new club at Leviton Elementary for the 2021–22 school year, district officials failed to respond to repeated facilities use applications by CEF Rhode Island. In March 2021, Liberty Counsel received thousands of pages of public records from the school district revealing that when it denied the Good News Clubs’ facilities use requests by repeated failures to respond, the school district was routinely approving the requests of similar groups. In November and December 2021, Liberty Counsel requested prompt approval of CEF’s requests to hold the after school Good News Clubs. The school district did not approve any of CEF’s facilities use requests, despite Liberty Counsel’s letters setting forth the applicable facts, policies, and law. In June 2022, the Good News Club even submitted a “community partner” application. Again, the school district never responded while a comparable non-profit club, Girls on the Run, had its first spring meeting on February 27, 2023.
Therefore, for nearly two years, the district has blocked CEF Rhode Island from hosting its elementary school Good News Clubs on district school facilities. Yet other organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Girls on the Run are given free use of school facilities for after school programs.
CEF Rhode Island is a Christian non-profit organization and a subsidiary of Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc., an international non-profit worldwide children’s ministry. CEF Good News Clubs positively impact the lives of children and their families. Good News Clubs typically meet once per week, immediately after school, and are led by trained and vetted local community volunteers. The clubs provide religious and other teaching and activities to encourage learning, spiritual growth, and service to others, as well as social, emotional, character, and leadership development.
Good News Clubs do not charge any fee and welcome children with written permission from parents. There are currently more than 4,800 Good News Clubs in public elementary and middle schools across the United States, including in other Rhode Island school districts.
In June 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court in Good News Club v. Milford Central Schoolruled that public schools violate the First Amendment by not providing equal access and equal treatment to Christian clubs when the school has opened the forum to secular clubs, as in this case.
Liberty Counsel has represented approximately 200 CEF cases nationally and has never lost a case involving Good News Clubs.  Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “The Good News Club must be given equal treatment as the non-religious groups on public school campuses. Equal access means equal treatment in terms of use of the facilities, including fee waivers, time of meetings, and announcements. After about 200 successful CEF cases, Liberty Counsel will once again prove this fact.”
Liberty Counsel is a public law firm and a news partner with the Wyoming News and Montana News.

25-year-old Cheyenne Wyoming Woman, Alissa Marie Arellano High on Meth And “Streaking” Naked Downtown

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25-year-old Cheyenne Wyoming Woman, Alissa Marie Arellano High on Meth And “Streaking” Naked Downtown

25-year-old Alissa Marie Arellano from Cheyenne, Wyoming, was arrested on a warrant, but at the time of the arrest, Arellano was running around in the streets naked and high on METH.

Cheyenne Police Department Police Officer Teralyn Alaric responded to a call of a woman who was lewd and running around downtown Cheyenne naked.

According to police documents, Arellano was intoxicated and was high on Meth and marijuana.

Arellano was “airing it out,” as that was what she claimed the voices were telling her to do.

Arellano already had a warrant out for her arrest for a previous drug possession charge but failed to appear in court.

Laurel Montana City Court Citations

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Montana Republican Party Moves To Protect Montana Students Constitutional Rights From Socialist Democrats

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Montana Republican Party Moves To Protect Montana Students Constitutional Rights From Socialist Democrats

With the Republican supermajority you elected this legislative session, we have the chance to protect Montana students’ constitutional rights. 

In order to safeguard Montana’s higher educational freedoms, Rep. Mike Hopkins is sponsoring a constitutional amendment that would grant the legislature the power to direct the Board of Regents to adopt policies that would protect the constitutional rights of every student, faculty and staff of the Montana University System. 

In 2019, Democrats stifled University Students right to Free Speech when Gov Bullock vetoed HB 735 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were numerous instances where students’ rights were violated on college campuses across the state. One Montana State University student was nearly arrested in his dorm for petitioning against MSU’s COVID-19 mask mandate. Then in 2021, HB 218 supporting university student’s right to free speech was squashed by our liberal supreme court. We need to protect our citizens!

Students should not be punished or have deal with repercussion from their peers and educators for standing up for their constitutional rights. Republican lawmakers in Helena are coming together to make it clear that they will not let the liberal university system continue to infringe on students’ rights. 

For Educational Freedom, 

Chairman

Don “K” Kaltschmidt 
Chairman 
Montana Republican Party 

Blocking The JetBlue-Spirit Merger Won’t Revitalize The Airline Industry

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Blocking The JetBlue-Spirit Merger Won’t Revitalize The Airline Industry
Written by:Rachel Chiu
Government officials are eager to “fix” the airline industry. Over the holidays, two million Southwest passengers were stranded in airports across the country, prompting a Senate hearing and calls for regulation. The Biden administration is, yet again, using antitrust to remedy a problem it is ill-suited to solve.  Now, the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation have taken action to halt JetBlue’s takeover of Spirit Airlines. Although the state of air travel could use some improvement, breaking up pro-competitive mergers and acquisitions is not the way to achieve that. By attempting to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger, regulators are effectively reinforcing the market power of larger airlines.  The companies announced in October that stockholders approved the $3.8 billion deal. Although the transaction depended upon the required assent from regulators, Spirit and JetBlue anticipated that they would allow the deal to close by the end of the first half of 2024, at the latest. JetBlue offered to divest from all of Spirit’s assets in New York and Boston, along with five gates in Fort Lauderdale, to prevent the airline from commandeering these regions. However, the divestiture commitments failed to appease the Biden administration, and according to JetBlue’s CEO, Robin Hayes, the DOJ staff “came to the table with their minds made up.” It therefore came as no surprise when the Justice Department — joined by Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia — sued to block the merger earlier this week. The complaint alleges that the transaction would eliminate the “largest and fastest-growing ultra-low-cost carrier” and increase fares. Ironically, regulators highlight existing consolidation in the airline industry without appearing to think through how, if their suit is successful, it could worsen this state of affairs.  The proposed merger would increase JetBlue’s market share to 9 percent and position the company as the fifth largest U.S. airline, which would only be half the size of each of the “Big Four”: American Airlines, Delta, Southwest, and United. As noted by Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah), “What about the four airlines that control 80 percent of the market?”  If regulators believe the airline industry lacks robust competition, they should celebrate this deal rather than condemn it. After all, companies must attain significant resources to become viable competitors against the Big Four. For example, Delta, the oldest domestic airline still in operation, maximizes profits by routing flight traffic from small cities through bigger ones. This process, known as the “hub-and-spoke” model, is not feasible for budget-friendly airlines that do not have such widespread reach. Competitiveness in this capital-intensive market requires scale. It is unreasonable to expect new entrants and small players to achieve economies of scale exclusively through their own means. The DOJ acknowledges that prohibitive barriers exist in the airline industry, yet describes Spirit as a company that can overcome it all: “Spirit has doubled its network in size and, before this deal, [was] expected to continue expanding at a quick pace. The acquisition stops this future competition before it starts.” While it is true that the ultra-low-cost carrier has found success within its niche, it is not enough to support the assumption that Spirit would become “future competition” for established carriers.  The DOJ argues that it is trying to “preserve Spirit’s unique and disruptive role” from being diminished by the “rest of the industry — including JetBlue — [which] has been forced to respond to Spirit’s innovations and low prices.” Interestingly, the DOJ made a similar claim in 2021 when describing JetBlue as a “uniquely disruptive low-cost airline.” It is worth considering why such arguments might find support among the public. According to a 2022 Gallup poll, only 27 percent of Americans view the airline industry positively. And indeed the DOJ and DOT refer to the consumer experience in their statements. That said, some of the problems that travelers see in airports can also be attributed to the rising cost of fuel, inflation pressures, and the pandemic’s lingering effects. In 2020, airlines shut down routes and sent home their workforce to respond to the sharp decrease in demand. These changes have impacted travel, though they should not be conflated with the government’s antitrust analysis of competitive harm.   If the DOJ wants to alleviate issues such as rising fares and deteriorating service, it should promote competition rather than restrict it. Ultimately, regulators have decided that the quantity of players in the airline industry is more important than competitive strength. That’s good news for the Big Four, less so for consumers.  

Union Pacific, Train Derails in Cheyenne Wyoming

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Union Pacific, Train Derails in Cheyenne Wyoming


A Union Pacific spokesman said one of their trains derailed Monday at about 4:58 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023. According to Union Pacific, the derailment is still under investigation.

The incident occurred in the approximate area of Tyrrell Chevrolet and the Cheyenne Livestock along the West Lincolnway.

According to a Wyoming News source involved in the cleanup of the derailment, no toxic or hazardous chemicals were on board any derailed cars.

Criminal and Corruptors Alike

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Criminal and Corruptors Alike

Written by: Marc Kelley
One of the best things about running a firearms business is interacting with customers, and learning about their perceptions of the laws governing the private ownership of firearms. Our customers come from all walks of life; and as such, have a wide difference of opinions as to what the government’s role in firearms ownership is; as well as, what it should be. Sadly, the government’s response and lack of candor concerning COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread distrust of the information coming from the government concerning nearly every aspect of our lives. It is this distrust which drives many to simply ignore the steady erosion of their civil liberties, finding comfort in their own ignorance and the belief they have nothing to hide. But hiding anything in 2023 is nearly impossible. The cellphones we all keep at our sides twenty-fours hours a day, are in fact nothing short of surveillance devices which have an option that allows us to make calls and text our friends. Big tech wants us to believe they are looking out for our best interest by censoring free speech and canceling anyone who does not worship at the altar of climate change. Trust us they say….we know what’s best for you. The following story is true and is based on personal conversations with members of law enforcement across the spectrum of local, state, and federal jurisdictions. While none of the cops we spoke with want to be identified, fearing retaliation from their own departments, their perspective on the happenings of 2023 is nothing short of terrifying. They too are very concerned about the ongoing attack on the 2nd Amendment and the cavalier attitude which seems so pervasive in the uppers echelons of the ATF
To understand the actions of the ATF in 2023, one needs to start at the beginning and explore how the agency came about, why it was empowered, and how the winds of politics blow across every aspect of the bureau. The roots of the ATF can be traced directly back to the Volstead Act of 1919, which established prohibition in the US. Agents charged with enforcing liquor laws were part of what was known as the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Using a heavy hand to eliminate the liquor producing stills operated by blue collar Americans across our country, they became known as, “ The Revenoors”. As one might expect the government’s attempt to legislate morality and thereby eliminate what many Americans believed was simply good clean fun resulted in a true disdain for Revenue Agents. This disdain resulted in underground networks of moonshiners and bootleggers which would ultimately give rise to organized crime syndicates such as “The Chicago Outfit”, run by Al Capone.
By 1933, even our government recognized eliminating alcohol in America was never going to become a reality. What was equally clear to the “bean counters” in Washington DC, was their efforts at prohibition had created a new and highly lucrative liquor industry. With the repeal of the Volstead Act came an opportunity to eliminate the hated revenue agents and disband an expensive government agency which no one supported. No one except the politicians that is. Virtually overnight, the Bureau of Revenue became part of the Treasury Department and used their existing personnel to form what would now be known as, The Alcohol Tax Unit. By its own hand, the government had created an industry which was no longer seen as a problem; but rather, as an income stream from which new taxes would be collected. Rather than eliminating wasteful costs and limiting the size of our government, a decision was made to keep their staff of heavy handed Revenue Agents and further empower them to collect taxes from the liquor industry.
In the early 1950’s The Bureau of Internal Revenue was renamed and would become the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As part of the newly named agency, the Alcohol Tax Unit’s duties would be expanded to include tax collection on tobacco as well as alcohol, and would be called The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division. In 1968 congress passed the Gun Control Act. Just as it had done in the past, our government recognized an opportunity to bring more taxes into the treasury and added enforcement of firearms laws to the duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division. Once again a name change would be made, and the newly empowered agency would be known as; The Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Division and would remain under the supervision of the Treasury Department. From the earliest days, the ATF has been and remains today, a vehicle used by the government as a means to collect taxes.
From 1972 through 2000, complaints began pouring in alleging the ATF was abusing their power. Only through Congressional investigations was it learned that the ATF relies extensively on the legal concept known as “malum prohibitum” for its prosecutions and confiscations.  Malum Prohibitum is a Latin phrase which is used to describe conduct which constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute, as opposed to conduct which is evil in and of itself. A clear pattern of conduct was established proving ATF Agents routinely focused on “privately held collector items rather than criminal street guns.” During these same hearing’s the ATF was forced to admit, “over seventy-five percent of the cases which were brought for criminal prosecution, were aimed at ordinary citizens with no criminal intent.”
Apparently, Congressional Hearings and oversight mean little to the power brokers in Washington DC. This contention is backed up by a host of activities for which the ATF has never been held to account. In June 1990, an ATF informant hired Randy Weaver to cut the barrels off of two 12 ga shotguns. Once Weaver provided the shotguns to the informant, the ATF filed charges against Weaver for violations covered by the National Firearms Act of 1934. In an attempt to coerce Weaver into becoming an informant, the ATF ramped up pressure on Weaver and his family. Fearing for their personal safety, the Weaver’s barricaded themselves in their remote mountain top cabin and refused to come out. The resulting standoff, known today as Ruby Ridge, left Weaver’s wife Vicki and their fourteen-year- old son dead at the scene. At trial, The ATF was found to have fabricated evidence which led to the standoff and Weaver was acquitted of all charges with the exception of missing his initial court date.
On May 1, 1992, the ATF was requested by then Chief of Police, Daryl Gates to provide support to the LAPD following the beating of Rodney King and the ensuing LA riots. The ATF had one job during this assignment, to recover the 4,690 firearms which had been looted from local gun shops. In a press release, the ATF Director would herald the action of his agents as a “ stunning success” in recovering the stolen firearms. The public would have bought this high praise for the ATF Agents, if not for the unfortunate reality reflected in official ATF documents showing of the 4,690 firearms which were stolen, fewer than 200 were actually recovered, leaving the remaining guns on the streets and in the hands of criminals.
On February 28, 1993 the ATF conducted a raid on a remote complex in Waco, Texas which was home to over one-hundred-fifty, men, women, and children. As armed ATF Agents attempted to serve a search warrant of the property, a gunfight broke out which killed four ATF Agents and six residents of the property. Over the next 51 days the ATF grew tired of a standoff with people who had nowhere to go and very limited resources within the compound. On April 19th, Attorney General Janet Reno approved the assault on the compound code named, “Operation Showtime.” Using armored vehicles to punch holes in the compound walls, agents pumped what they knew were highly flammable gasses into the structure. In the resulting fire, 76 residents lost their lives including: 25 children and 2 pregnant women. The Siege at Waco, as it is now known, was overseen by Special Agent David Chipman who would continue his career with the ATF and be nominated by Joe Biden to be Director of the ATF in 2021.
On April 19, 1995 at 9:02 AM, a truck bomb exploded outside the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 163 people, including 19 children who were playing at the daycare center located inside the building. As part of his defense, a stone cold terrorist and killer, claimed he felt his life was in “imminent danger” from the Federal Government based on their actions at Waco and Ruby Ridge. In the end he died by lethal injection June 11, 2001, having never shown any remorse for his actions.
In 2009 following his election, Barack Obama announced he would be the one person to take illegal guns off of our streets and return safety to our neighborhoods. Under the direction of his Attorney General, Eric Holder, the ATF concocted a plan to sell firearms to known criminals, then follow their paths and conduct sweeping arrests of those involved in illegal gun sales and trafficking. What could possibly go wrong with this plan you might ask ? In a period of two years the ATF sold over 2, 000 weapons to known criminals, only to find once the criminals had possession of the weapons, they would disappear faster than a trailerhood in a tornado. Of the 2,000 + guns the ATF would admit to handing out, fewer than 700 were ever recovered. When General Eric Holder was called before Congress to explain what happened, he refused to answer questions and became the first sitting Attorney General to be held in Contempt of Congress. For his trouble, the Obama Administration refused to prosecute Holder and later cleared him of all charges.
So here we are again, only it’s 2023 and the ATF is up to its same old tricks. This time the focus is on: pistol braces, (PMF) Privately Made Firearms, and using credit cards to purchase firearms and related goods. All of these resources are being expended to make criminals out of law-abiding gun owners, while parent’s fear letting their children play outside. Our children are not safe because they are being cut down by illegal guns in the hands of known criminals. But there is nothing to see here, because no one wants to see, no one wants to admit why we have a violence problem in our country. It’s far too easy to blame the gun. Far too easy to explain that violence is the result of systemic racism, too many cops, and centuries of oppression which have gone unatoned. But all is not lost so long as we have the ATF on the job, keeping the streets safe for criminals and corruptors alike.

Individuals That Have Been Arrested In Natrona County, Wyoming

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Individuals That Have Been Arrested In Natrona County, Wyoming
  • 31-year-old Carrisa Eaton, was arrested for Failure to comply.
  • 35-year old, Denver Eaton, was arrested for Failure to comply.
  • 59-year-old, Allen Ekberg, was arrested for Failure to comply.
  • 18-year-old Peyton Goetz, 18 was picked up to Serve his jail time.
  • 33-year-old, David Gray, was arrested on a Criminal warrant.
  • 25-year-old Dakota Jenkins, was arrested on Escape which is on a felony conviction, he is being held for transportation back to the Wyoming State Penitentiary.
  • 44 year-old, Stephen Koch, is being held on probation and parole violation.
  • 39-year-old Keith Kuder, was arrested and is being held on a probation and parole violation.
  • 35-year-old, Skylar Larson, was arrested for driving while under the influence.
  • 53-year-old, Tia Lawrence, was arrested on a Criminal warrant.
  • 48-year-old, Jay Dee Lindstrom, was arrested for Public intoxication.
  • 21- year-old Jameson McDaniel, was arrested for driving while under the influence – first or second offense within 10 years, open container possess/consume in a vehicle.

     28-year-old, Kristina Mitchell, was arrested for driving under the influence and speeding.

  • 37-year old, Tomi Monear, was picked up an is being held for circuit court.
  • 49-year-old, Joseph Montoya, was arrested for Fleeing and attempting to elude police, possession of a controlled substance which was powder or crystal, METH and driving while his license was either canceled or suspended.
  • 37-year-old, James Murphy, was arrested for driving while under the influence his first within 10 years.

     37 year-old, Eduardo Murrillo Landers, arrested for driving under the influence – alcohol – 0.08% or more.

  • 34-year-old, Cruz Peters, arrested and is being held for a probation and parole violation.
  • 21-year-old, As’sher Pettry, is being held for a probation and parole, criminal bench warrant.
  • 29-year-old, Mathew Pickett, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance – powder or crystal, METH and possession of controlled substance – plant – 3 ounces or less.
  • 23-year-old, Ivan Ramirez, was arrested for driving while under the influence his first or second offense within 10 years, resisting arrest, open container – consumtion in his vehicle.
  • 61-year-old, Richart Ravert, was arrested for his failure to comply, and possessing a controlled substance – powder or crystal METH.
  • 33-year-old, Jeremy Rogers, was arrested for Assault and battery (x2), trespassing, and disturbing the peace.
  • 31-year-old, Colin Rundell, was arrested for a probation and parole violation.
  • 52-year-old, Michael Ryffel, was arrested for Public intoxication.
  • 26-year-old, Nathan Schraeder, was arrested for Assault and battery, and trespassing.
  • 26-year-old, Christopher Thomas, was arrested for driving while under the influence – first or second offense within 10 years, insurance violation – no current liability, contempt of court rule 42 of the Municipal Court.
  • 74-year-old, Janis Thomas, 74 is currently Serving weekends on a court order.
  • 32-year-old, Whitney Turnsplenty, was arrested for Failure to appear, speeding, driving while license suspended/revoked, seatbelt violation – driver/child, insurance violation – no current liability.
  • 27-year-old, Dylan Weaver, was arrested for a probation and parole violation.

27-year-old, Johnathon Wentz, was arrested for domestic battery – first offense and interfering with emergency calls.

  • 43-year-old, Kindle West, was arrested on a Criminal bench warrant, filed out of the district on a court bench warrant.
  • 39-year-old, Joel Wilson, was arrested for Failure to appear, and possessing a controlled substance – LSD – 0.3 grams.
  • 26-year-old Ashley Workman was arrested for possessing a controlled substance – powder or crystal METH.
  • 33-year-old, Sean Wright, was arrested on a District court bench warrant, for failure to comply, National Crime Information Center hit.
  • 26-year-old, Mary Ellen Yates, was arrested for Domestic battery her first offense.
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