Trial Date for Sheridan Woman Charged with Cocaine Distribution

A trial date has been set in Fourth Judicial District Court for a woman who was allegedly selling drugs in the Sheridan area. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

According to court documents, in June of 2021, special agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation learned that 25-year-old Katelynn Bulkley was a source of supply for cocaine in Sheridan. On May 17 and September 7 of this year, Bulkley allegedly sold Cocaine to a confidential informant during controlled buys that were part of an investigation by the Wyoming DCI Northeast Enforcement Team. Bulkley was arrested in mid September and charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance -cocaine, one count of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance – cocaine and three counts of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance for being in possession of marijuana, LSD and diazepam.

Bulkley, at an arraignment hearing Tuesday in District Court, pleaded not guilty to all six of the charges. District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a three-day, #1 stack jury trial to begin April 1, 2024, and set a pretrial conference for February 29 at 9 am. If convicted on all counts, Bulkley faces up to 63 years in prison and fines of up to $78,000.

Also from Tuesday’s District Court docket:

A 31-year-old Sheridan man was arraigned Tuesday for two felonies and two misdemeanors. Kyle Keleher pleaded not guilty to the charges of felony strangulation of a household member, felony aggravated assault and battery, misdemeanor domestic battery, and misdemeanor interference with an emergency call.

All of the alleged crimes happened on October 14 at a residence in Sheridan County. Judge Phillips scheduled a #3 stack four-day jury trial for April 1, 2024. The #3 stack means there are two other jury trials scheduled for that date as well. A pretrial conference will take place at 10 am on February 29. If convicted on all four charges, Keleher faces up to 21 years in prison and fines of up to $21,500.

19-year-old Jerek Ferguson pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual assault in the first degree. The alleged crime occurred on September 2 at a residence in Sheridan County. A #2 stack three-day jury trial is scheduled to begin on April 1, 2024. A pretrial conference will take place February 29 at 9:30 am. Sexual assault in the first degree is punishable by not less than five years, and not more than 50 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.