GREEN RIVER — The Third District Court trial of 46-year-old Rock Springs resident Jason Fletcher began today with opening statements from the state and defense, as well as testimony from law enforcement personnel and family members familiar with in the case.
Fletcher has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Lena Fletcher, at their Clearview Acres home west of Rock Springs on the night of June 29, 2020.
Body cam footage from several law enforcement agents at the scene was transcribed and entered into evidence today. Much of the footage shows an intoxicated and distressed Fletcher pleading with officers to help his wife and stating that she would never shoot herself on purpose.