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A 49-year-old Castle Rock businessman who cheated workers, mineral rights owners, the state and Moffat County taxpayers has been ordered to pay $478,227 over the next 18 months or face a permanent felony conviction. According.
Kaylee Messerly will spend 26 years in prison. Her toddler died from cold exposure and a second child suffered severe frostbite in the 2021 Moffat County incident.
Editor s note: this story has been updated to correct two errors previously reported, including the counts to which the defendant pleaded and his blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest.
Kaylee Ann Messerly
A Craig woman requested a preliminary hearing in a case charging her with two counts of felony child abuse and waved her right to a 35-day limit Wednesday afternoon in Moffat County District Court.
Kaylee Ann Messerly, 36, previously requested a preliminary hearing during her April 15 arraignment hearing, stating at the time she would be representing herself. Wednesday, Attorney Frank Moya appeared virtually representing Messerly, joining her in requesting a preliminary hearing and waving her right to a 35-day limit on a hearing.
In addition to her request for a preliminary hearing, Messerly also requested that the courtroom be closed to the media, citing her 13-year-old son following the case through the news.