CHEYENNE, Wyoming: A Wyoming man accused of burning a toddler with a butane torch, killing him and disposing of his body in an apartment complex dumpster in February has had his bail set at $1 million.
The bail was set for Wyatt Dean Lamb, the boyfriend of the boy’s mother, after he made his first court appearance Tuesday in Cheyenne when he was formally informed of the charges he faces.
Lamb, 27, was not asked to enter a plea to one count of first-degree murder and 10 counts of child abuse in the death of 2-year-old Athian Rivera.
Lamb could face the death penalty but prosecutors have not said if they plan to seek it.
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A Wyoming man is accused of savagely killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son and dumping his body in a dumpster after apparently taking a blowtorch to it.
Prosecutors from the Laramie County District Attorney’s office announced the charges against Wyatt Dean Lamb late Monday, five months after 2-year-old Athian Rivera’s body was found wrapped in a sheet and stuffed in garbage bags in a Cheyenne dumpster.
A nine-page probable cause affidavit from the Cheyenne Police Department provides a gut-wrenching account of Rivera’s final moments.
Bond Set at $1M for Cheyenne Man Charged With Killing 2-Year-Old
The man accused of killing a 2-year-old Cheyenne boy whose body was found in a dumpster made his initial appearance Tuesday in Laramie County Circuit Court.
Wyatt Dean Lamb, 27, is charged with 10 counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree murder in the death of Athian Rivera, his now ex-girlfriend Kassandra Orona s son.
Police say they were called to Orona s apartment shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 after she reported that Rivera was missing.
The toddler s still warm body was found wrapped inside five trash bags later found to have Lamb s fingerprints on them in a nearby dumpster about two hours later, according to an affidavit.