Change of Plea Hearing in District Court

A change of plea hearing took place Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

On July 20,  27-year-old Ronette Anderson crashed the vehicle she was driving into a tree on Parkman Road in Sheridan County. The crash resulted in injuries to all four of the vehicle’s occupants. One of the individuals was life-flighted to Billings where surgery was performed to insert a compression plate and two screws for a broken arm. Anderson was arrested and charged with felony DUI – causing serious bodily injury. At a change of plea hearing Thursday in District Court, Anderson, pursuant to terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, pleaded guilty to the charge. The plea deal recommends a sentence of 3 to 6 years in prison, suspended in lieu of a split-sentence of 150 days in jail or the number of days she’s served of presentence confinement. Anderson will also be responsible for restitution, which will be argued at sentencing.

District Court Judge John Fenn ordered that a presentence investigation be completed but did not schedule a date for sentencing at this time due to his recent appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Fenn said the process is underway of transferring his current cases over to District Court Judge William Edelman. Fenn’s appointment to the Supreme Court is effective January 17, 2022.