Sheridan Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution

A sentencing hearing was held Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 31-year-old Donald Brower. District Court Judge John Fenn accepted the terms of the plea agreement that was reached with the State and sentenced Brower to 3 to 5 years in prison for the charge of Conspiracy to Deliver a Controlled Substance to a Minor- Marijuana.

The sentence is suspended in lieu of three years of supervised probation. A charge of Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance to a Juvenile was dismissed as part of the plea deal. Judge Fenn also ordered Brower to pay $375 in various court costs and $500 in attorney fees. The crimes occurred between October 3rd and 4th of 2020. Two co-defendants were also charged in the case, Meagan Crone and Michael Schutt.

Also from District Court Tuesday, 28-year-old Jake Kolden pleaded “not guilty” to the charge of Strangulation of a Household Member. Kolden was arrested and charged with the alleged crime on June 23 for an incident at a residence in Sheridan County. Judge Fenn set the three-day jury trial to begin on January 3, 2022, and scheduled a pretrial conference for December 2 at 9 am. Kolden’s bond was continued under the same terms and conditions that were previously set in Circuit Court. Felony Strangulation of a Household Member is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.