Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office
Sentencings
Assault
Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced LINDBURG SHONGUTSIE, age 69, of Riverton, Wyoming, for assault, resisting, or impeding a certain officer or employee, to eight months of home confinement with five years of supervised release and payment of a $100 special assessment. On March 4, 2022, Shongutsie assaulted a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer while the federal officer was on duty. The crime was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Assistant United States Attorney Kerry J. Jacobson prosecuted the case. Case No. 22-cr-00039-ABJ
Drug and Firearm Offenses
United States District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced PETER JAMES HERNANDEZ, age 28, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Hernandez was sentenced to 60 months in prison with seven years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $500 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. The crime was investigated by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan C. Coppom. Case No. 22-cr-00085-NDF
United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced JONATHAN QUEEN, age 38, of Torrington, Wyoming, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, to 87 months’ imprisonment with four years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment. This crime was investigated by the Gillette Police Department, the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy J. Forwood. Case No. 21-cr-00030-ABJ
United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced CHRISTINE DIANE KENNEDY, age 41, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, and possessing methamphetamine, to 46 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release, and ordered her to pay $200 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. The crime was investigated by the Cheyenne Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael J. Elmore. Case No. 22-00090-ABJ
Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced ANDREW DEAN ROGERS, age 59, of Riverton, Wyoming, for possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, to 48 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and payment of a $5,000 fine and a $100 special assessment. The crime was investigated by the Cody Police Department, the Park County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case. Case No. 22-cr-00082-SWS
