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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
District of Wyoming
Nicholas Vassallo, United States Attorney
www.justice.gov/usao-wy
For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Recent Sentencings

United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced CODY JAMES COKER, age 23, of Casper, Wyoming, for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, to 36 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Coker pled guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was arrested for possessing the firearm after three instances of calling 911 while hallucinating due to methamphetamine use. This crime was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael J. Elmore. Case No. 21-cr-00420

United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced ALSIAH E. SPIKES, age 30, of Peoria, Illinois, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, to 70 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. On August 11, 2020, Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Dellos pulled over Alsiah Spikes on I-80 driving east just outside of Cheyenne. During the stop, Trooper Dellos discovered five handguns purchased by another person but paid for by Spikes. The case was referred to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special agents who discovered that Spikes was prohibited from possessing firearms. Spikes was later arrested in Indiana with another handgun and charged there with unlawful possession of a firearm. The crime was investigated by ATF with assistance from the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy J. Forwood. Case No. 21-00008-ABJ

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