Jury Trial Remains On Schedule for Man Charged With Multiple Crimes

A three-day jury trial remains scheduled for October 24 in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for a man charged with felony strangulation of a household member and misdemeanor domestic battery. A pretrial conference was held Thursday in District Court for Darren Tipton, who was arrested and charged with the alleged crimes on April 27 for an incident that took place at a residence in Sheridan.

The state has also filed an indirect criminal contempt petition against Tipton for violating terms of his bond that were set in Circuit Court on April 28. The state alleges in the petition that Tipton, between April 28 and May 7, made 280 calls to a phone number associated with the alleged victim and solicited others to contact the victim as well. Tipton made the calls while he was incarcerated at the Sheridan County Detention Center. If convicted on all counts, Tipton faces over 10 years in prison and fines of over $10,000.