Group protests mask mandate
TORRINGTON (WNE) â A group of area residents held a peaceful demonstration in and around the Goshen County Courthouse on Dec. 15 to protest mask mandates.
Citizen Danielle Murphy created an event through Facebookâs social media platform entitled âRestore our rights protest.â The events description announced a calling for a âpeaceful gathering to show support and assert our rights under the Wyoming Constitution.â
The event description also said, âMany other county sheriffs and attorneys have come forward, stating they will not enforce these unconstitutional mandates. We ask ours to stand with us and do the same.â
âI want my choice to not (wear a mask) to be respected as well,â Murphy said. âWe have the right to decide our own medical care. I have the right to choose for myself and my children. I believe a mask is being used as a medical device and I think it opens up a can of worms when you are talk
In Teton County District Court on Tuesday morning, Casey Hardison pleaded no contest to two felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
Hardison, who has been an active participant in his defense, wanted to resolve his case in trial court so he can focus on constitutional arguments at the Wyoming Supreme Court level. The well-known chemist and anthropologist has been in custody since July awaiting trial on five felony charges of delivery of marijuana and aggravated assault.
Senior Assistant Public Defender Elisabeth Trefonas and Fremont County Public Defender Bailey Lazzari have been representing Hardison in the case. Trefonas said in a previous hearing that the state had yet to provide any evidence for the aggravated assault charges against her client.