CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Thursday. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Kevin Taheri presided while Assistant District Attorney Jeff Meyer represented the state.
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.
Guilty and no-contest pleas
- Angelo Arvizo, 41 – Probation Revocation
- Pay remaining $770 in 90 days
- Jennifer Carey, 41 – Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Theft (5/6/25)
- One year suspended, one year supervised probation
- Donald Robert Cleveland, 63 – DUI: Alcohol
- Pay $820 in fines and court costs in 30 days
- Assistant DA Jeff Meyer: Defendant was found passed out behind the wheel after a third party report of a vehicle that “skidded out”
- Christina Mascorro, 41 – Probation Revocation
- Bessie Sotelo, 46 – Possession of Methamphetamine
- One year suspended, one year supervised probation
- $100 fine
Not guilty pleas
- Lanny Wilson, 29 – Breach of Peace
- $200 personal recognizance bond
