Sheridan Man Arraigned on Multiple Felony Charges

A Sheridan man was arraigned on multiple felony charges in Fourth Judicial District Court Tuesday. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

At the arraignment hearing, 25-year-old Mitchell Wiley of Sheridan pleaded not guilty to three felony charges that included strangulation of a household member, domestic battery and aggravated assault and battery. District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a #2 stack three day jury trial to begin on May 6. A pretrial conference will take place April 9 at 9:30 am. All of the alleged crimes occurred on November 17, 2023 on “the mountain” up Highway 14 beyond the town of Dayton when Wiley held an individual at gunpoint and choked and hit the person as well.

The domestic battery charge is being prosecuted as a felony because of Wiley’s criminal history regarding domestic crimes. If convicted on all three charges, Wiley faces up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $30,000.

Other news from District Court:

An order to show cause hearing was held Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 26-year-old Turner Taylor. On December 20, 2023, Deputy Sheridan County and Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Vanatta filed a petition to revoke Taylor’s probation for being cited in November, 2023 for reckless driving and hit and run. At Tuesday’s hearing, Taylor denied he violated terms of his probation and requested a court-appointed attorney to represent him moving forward. District Court Judge Darci Phillips said an adjudication hearing would be set in the next couple of weeks to hear evidence and information regarding the petition to revoke Taylor’s probation. A $1,000 unsecured bond was also set during the hearing.

Taylor, in January of 2023, was sentenced to serve 365 days in jail for an amended charge of misdemeanor reckless endangering. 305 days were suspended, and Taylor was given 7 days credit for presentence confinement and was ordered to serve 53 days of a split-sentence to be followed by one-year of supervised probation. Taylor was originally charged with aggravated assault and battery, but the charge was later amended to a misdemeanor as part of a plea agreement that was reached with the State.