Colorado Woman Receives More Prison Time for Criminal Contempt Allegation

A hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court for a Colorado woman who didn’t report following her sentencing hearing. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

In the fall of 2024, Amanda Whitebull was arrested and charged with conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance – methamphetamine.  The arrest was part of an investigation by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation into an extensive methamphetamine distribution ring that involved many other individuals. Whitebull was responsible for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Colorado to Sheridan County between May 29, 2024 and August 16, 2024.

On March 24, 2026, Whitebull was sentenced to serve 4 to 6 years in prison for the conspiracy charge. At the hearing, Whitebull requested to have some time to get her affairs in order before incarceration. The Court gave her until 5 pm that day to report to the Sheridan County Detention Center. Whitebull did not report and fled to Colorado.

At a hearing Thursday in District Court to address the State’s criminal contempt petition, Whitebull pleaded guilty to the allegation and was sentenced to 1 ½ to 2 years in prison for criminal contempt.

The sentence will run consecutive to the underlying 4 to 6 year prison sentence, which means Whitebull will serve 5 ½ to 8 years in a facility to be determined by the Wyoming Department of Corrections.

Also from District Court:

A pretrial conference was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for Derek Black Wolf, who is charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery. At the hearing, Public Defender Kristen Schlattmann said that she intended to file a motion to continue the trial because she was new to the case and wanted more time to meet with her client.

District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a hearing for September 28 at 9 am to address the motion to continue and the State’s Notice of Intent motion. The three-day jury trial remains tentatively scheduled to begin on October 14, but it is likely the trial date will be reset for two to three months from now following the September 28 hearing.

The incident that led to Black Wolf’s arrest occurred on the afternoon of May 9, 2026, when the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fight in the area of Fort Road and Dana Avenue. Once on scene, law enforcement received information from eye witnesses that a large male with long hair was beating, kicking, and stomping on the head of another male.

The assault left the victim unresponsive and unconscious and the injuries caused his brain to swell and were considered life threatening. The suspect, Black Wolf, was located at a residence on Mydland Road shortly after the alleged assault, where he was placed under arrest and booked into the Sheridan County Detention Center. Aggravated assault and battery is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.