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Trial Date Set for Sheridan Man Charged With Three Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Cody Knode pleaded “not guilty” to three counts of Third Degree Sexual Abuse of a Minor at an arraignment hearing in District Court Thursday. The alleged crimes occurred between November 1, 2020, and January 4 of this year. District Court Judge John Fenn scheduled a three-day jury trial to begin on Monday, November 29, and set the pretrial conference for November 2 at 9 am. Knode was sentenced last month to 1 ½ to 2 years in prison for the charge of Felony Taking a Controlled Substance Into Jail for attempting to take methamphetamine into the Sheridan County Detention Center on January 11. Knode was sent to jail because he had his probation revoked for several failed drug tests through Sheridan County Probation and Parole. He was convicted of Felony Strangulation of a Household Member in February of 2019 and sentenced to 3 to 5 years in prison, which was suspended in lieu of supervise ....
A mental competency evaluation for John Kirkpatrick was ordered by Fourth Judicial District Court Judge John Fenn at a hearing Thursday in District Court in Sheridan. The hearing was supposed to be to address a petition filed by the State to revoke Kirkpatrick’s bond, but the Court determined that Kirkpatrick needed to be evaluated by the Wyoming State Hospital for competency before proceeding with the case. Kirkpatrick was arrested and charged with the crimes of Aggravated Assault and Battery, Domestic Battery and Reckless Driving for an incident that occurred at a residence in Sheridan County on February 23. At an arraignment hearing in April, Kirkpatrick pleaded “not guilty” to all of the charges. ....
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. ....
At an arraignment hearing in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan last December, 32-year-old Sean Vance entered a plea of “not guilty by reason of mental impairment or deficiency” to the charge of Felony Theft for allegedly taking over $2,400 in merchandise from Wal-Mart in Sheridan on November 11. Due to the plea that was entered by Vance, a mental health evaluation was ordered to determine if Vance was competent to proceed. An evaluation conducted by the Wyoming State Hospital found Vance competent and the report was adopted by District Court Judge John Fenn at a hearing in March. At a hearing Thursday, Judge Fenn accepted the terms of the plea agreement made with the State and sentenced Vance to 2 to 4 years in prison, suspended in lieu of two years of supervised probation. Vance was also ordered to pay $325 in various court costs and $500 in attorney fees. ....
Defendant Fails to Show for Sentencing Hearing in District Court In December of 2020, Cory Morton was arrested and charged with eight counts of Felony Forgery for issuing checks from a closed checking account that once belonged to his deceased father. The checks were issued at several different businesses in Sheridan last year between December 18 and the 22. On April 15, Morton at a change of plea hearing in District Court in Sheridan, pleaded guilty to all eight counts as part of a plea agreement that was reached with the State. Morton failed to show up for a sentencing hearing that had been recently scheduled in District Court. Morton also failed to complete a presentence investigation with Probation and Parole prior to the sentencing date. ....