Sheridan Man Sentenced to Prison for Strangulation On May 7, 2020, law enforcement responded to an incident at a hotel in Sheridan and soon after their arrival on scene, arrested Robert Babb for the crime of Strangulation of a Household Member. In April, Babb, at a change of plea hearing in District Court, pleaded “guilty” to the charge pursuant to a plea agreement that was reached with the State. A sentencing hearing was held Thursday in District Court where Sheridan County Deputing Prosecuting Attorney Christina White recommended that the Court accept the terms of the plea agreement and sentence Babb to 2 ½ to 5 years in prison.
Sheridan Man Sentenced to Prison for Check Fraud
During arguments and recommendations for sentencing for 45-year-old Jerry Budenske, Sheridan County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Christopher LaRosa said Budenske displayed a high level of sustained deceitfulness and he has shown a long standing of behavior to deceive and cheat others. LaRosa also pointed out that the conviction would be the 7th felony conviction for Budenske, 6 of which were crimes of dishonesty or false statements.
According to court documents, Budenske was arrested and charged with Felony Fraud by Check and Misdemeanor Fraud by Check for knowingly writing multiple bad checks between May of 2018 and May of 2019. District Court Judge John Fenn sentenced Budenske to 2 to 4 years in prison on the felony charge, and six-months in jail on the misdemeanor charge to run concurrent to the prison sentence. Budenske was given two days of credit for time served and was ordered to pay $475 in various court costs and fees and any