Niles and Cody Veal Sentenced For Various Charges In Washakie County

A father and son from Sheridan County will avoid prison time after admitting to causing a disturbance, escaping from custody and stealing a Sheriff Deputy’s vehicle in Washakie County.

Cody Veal was given first time offenders status along with 3 years of probation after he pleaded guilty to one charge of burglary.

If he completes the probation, the felony guilty conviction will be cleared from his criminal record.

He was also fined $500 for pleading guilty to one charge of interference with a peace officer and another $500 fine for pleading guilty to one charge of breach of peace.

Niles Veal was given a 5-to-10 year suspended prison sentence with 3 years of probation, after he pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated burglary and a current 3-to-6 year suspended prison sentence with 3 years of probation, after he pleaded guilty to one charge of escape by violence.

He was also fined $500 for pleading guilty to one charge of interference with a peace officer and another $500 fine for pleading guilty to one charge of littering.

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Editor’s note -This story first appeared with a description of the incident from the original court documents. However, according to sources it remains unclear what had actually happened, so that account has been removed from this version of the story.