GREEN RIVER — A 33-year-old Green River man could face 85 years in prison and $90,000 in fines stemming from an incident that occured with member of the Green River Police Department on June 6.
Matthew Riley Culley made his initial appearance today in front of Circuit Court Judge John Prokos to hear the charges brought against him by the Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office.
While few details were discussed about the alleged incident, Prokos informed Culley about the nine felonies charges he’s facing. One count involves the attempted first-degree murder of Green River Police Sergeant Jesse Nielsen and two counts of aggravated assault and battery against Nielsen and GRPD Officer Zach Owens.