CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Thursday and Friday. All defendants entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted or pleading guilty. Charges may be amended in future proceedings.
Pleas on felony charges are not entered in circuit court, though bond conditions are set. Misdemeanor charges included in the same case advance with the felony and to district court, where a formal plea is entered.
A bail bondsman can post a surety bond, typically requiring at least 15%. A “personal recognizance” or “signature” bond means there is no money required to get out, but the defendant could owe the full amount if they fail to appear.
Factors affecting bond and sentencing include the nature of the crime, the weight of the evidence, ties to the community, and the defendant’s criminal history, including current bonds or active probations. For probation revocations, the state is only required to prove the allegations in an affidavit for revocation “to a preponderance of the evidence.” For defendants denying probation violations, a new bond is set. For purposes of this document, admissions and denials are represented as guilty and not guilty pleas, respectively.
Fees for certain convictions may include $150 to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund, $70 in court costs and $50 to Drug Court assessment. Only additional fines and restitution amounts are reported below.
Felonies and engrossed misdemeanors
- Samantha Pauley, 41 – Possession of a Controlled Substance: Third or Subsequent upon Conviction x2
- $3,000 cash or surety bond
- Harvey Branden, 48 – Possession of Liquid Methamphetamine: Felony Weight
- $3,000 cash or surety bond
- Alexandria Andersen, 34 — Possession of a Controlled Substance: Third or Subsequent upon Conviction (Methamphetamine)
- $4,000 cash or surety bond
- Jermaine Palato, 41 – Possession of a Controlled Substance: Third or Subsequent upon Conviction x4 (Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, THC, Cocaine)
- $6,000 cash or surety bond
Guilty and no-contest pleas
- Lanny Wilson, 30 – Breach of Peace (2/9/26)
- Christian Savage, 30 – Domestic Battery
- Six months suspended, one year supervised probation
- Cody Burnsed, 32 — Probation Revocation
- Six months jail imposed
- Dallas Mayhan, 57 — Probation Revocation
- Five months jail imposed
Not guilty pleas
- Charles French, 62 – Failure to Appear
- Melany Miracle, 55 – Driving While License Canceled/Suspended/Revoked, Driving Without Interlock Device
- $1,500 personal recognizance bond
