Wyoming Federal Court News

A number of sentence hearings recently occurred in Federal Court in Wyoming. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced 31-year-old Rondell Baker of Gillette to 44 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents, on March 2, 2022, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped Baker for speeding twice. During the second stop, a drug-detection canine alerted to Baker’s vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and found a duffle bag containing two packages of methamphetamine, weighing 7.9 pounds. The crime was investigated by the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Judge Johnson sentenced 55-year-old Jesse James Hunt of Cheyenne to 10 years in prison for two counts of possession of child pornography. Hunt was also ordered to pay $57,000 in restitution. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation received over 100 cyber-tips on Hunt who was using several aliases to set up different social media accounts. A search warrant was conducted and over 1,000 images and videos were recovered from Hunt’s phone and an online account.

Judge Johnson sentenced 43-year-old Marcus Morris of Casper to 15 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) made several controlled purchases of methamphetamine and cocaine from Morris between March and May of 2022. On June 30, 2022, DCI executed a search warrant at Morris’ residence where they located plastic baggies containing methamphetamine and cocaine inside a briefcase belonging to Morris. This case was investigated by DCI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.