CHEYENNE – Jurors found a local woman charged in the shooting death of her fiancé not guilty of second-degree murder in Laramie County District Court.
The all-male jury reached the verdict Wednesday evening after deliberating for about three hours.
kAms2?6==6 pD9=6J |@JE6[ bd[ 925 366? 244FD65 @7 D9@@E:?8 2?5 <:==:?8 r9C:DE@A96C v2C4:2[ bh[ 27E6C 2? 2C8F>6?E :? E96 62C=J 9@FCD @7 |2J `e[ a_a_] %9C66 49:=5C6?[ 2== `b 2?5 J@F?86C 2E E96 E:>6[ H6C6 AC6D6?E 5FC:?8 E96 :?4:56?E]k^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? EH@ 5@K6? DFAA@CE6CD D2E @? 6249 D:56 @7 E96 4@FCEC@@> 369:?5 E96 AC@D64FE@C 2?5 5676?D6 E23=6D] pE E96 >@>6?E E96 G6C5:4E H2D C625[ v2C4:2’D J@F?86C 3C@E96C DE@@5 FA 2?5 BF:4<=J =67E E96 C@@>] v2DAD 2?5 D@3D 4@F=5 36 962C5 2>@?8 v2C4:2’D 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D[ 2?5 D6G6C2= 3682? E@ H66A]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 =62G:?8 E96 4@FCEC@@>[ @?6 >2? D9@FE65 2E |@JE6 “*@F >FC56C65 >J 4@FD:?[” 2?5 “*@F’== 3FC? :? 96==]” ~E96CD J6==65 :?DF=ED 2?5 6IA=6E:G6D 27E6C =62G:?8 E96 4@FCEC@@>[ 2?5 2 >2? D2:5 =@F5=Ji “%96 DJDE6> :D 7\\\65 FA – ?@ ;FDE:46 2E 2==]”k^Am
kAm%96 5676?D6 C6DE65 :ED 42D6 (65?6D52J >@C?:?8 27E6C BF6DE:@?:?8 H:E?6DD6D 7@C =6DD E92? 2? 9@FC] $9@CE=J 367@C6[ |@JE6 E@=5 {2C2>:6 r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E yF586 %9@>2D r2>A36== D96 H@F=5 ?@E E6DE:7J]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@D64FE@C[ {2C2>:6 r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6J {6:89 p??6 |2?=@G6[ 5:5 ?@E 42== 2?J C63FEE2= H:E?6DD6D ?@C AC6D6?E 2?J 255:E:@?2= 6G:56?46]k^Am
kAm~? %F6D52J[ r2>A36== k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]HJ@>:?8?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=0?6HD^>@JE6\EC:2=\DE2E6\C6DED\;F586\5:D>:DD6D\2==\4@F?ED\3FE\>FC56C^2CE:4=6056_d3b_b\`363\d3gh\g7b2\5h4364f53hhe]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm5:D>:DD65 7@FC @7 E96 7:G6 4@F?ED 3C@F89E 282:?DE |@JE6k^2mi E9C66 4@F?ED @7 49:=5 23FD6 H:E9 >6?E2= :?;FCJ 2?5 @?6 4@F?E @7 288C2G2E65 2DD2F=E 2?5 32EE6CJ H:E9 D6C:@FD 3@5:=J :?;FCJ]k^Am
kAms6G@? !6E6CD6?[ 2? 2EE@C?6J 7@C |@JE6[ 2C8F65 |2?=@G6 AC@G:565 =:EE=6 E@ ?@ 6G:56?46 E@ DFAA@CE E96D6 492C86D[ 2?5 r2>A36== 28C665]k^Am
kAmpD 2 C6DF=E @7 E96 5:D>:DD2=D[ E96 ;FCJ @?=J 4@?D:56C65 E96 D64@?5\568C66 >FC56C 492C86[ H9:49 42CC:65 2 A6?2=EJ @7 a_ J62CD E@ =:76 :? AC:D@?]k^Am
k9bmr=@D:?8 2C8F>6?EDk^9bm
kAmu@C |@JE6 E@ 36 4@?G:4E65 @7 D64@?5\568C66 >FC56C[ ;FC@CD ?66565 E@ 36 4@?G:?465 36J@?5 2 C62D@?23=6 5@F3E E92E |@JE6 “5:5 AFCA@D67F==J 2?5 >2=:4:@FD=J[ 3FE H:E9@FE AC6>65:E2E:@?[ <:==” v2C4:2]k^Am
kAmx? 96C 4=@D:?8 2C8F>6?ED (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?[ |2?=@G6 3C@<6 5@H? E96 H@C5D “AFCA@D6=J” 2?5 “>2=:4:@FD=J” :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 4@?G:?46 E96 ;FCJ E@ 3C:?8 324< 2 8F:=EJ G6C5:4E]k^Am
kAm“!FCA@D6=J” >62?D “:?E6?E:@?2==J[” E96 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J D2:5] $96 C64@F?E65 E96 >2?J DE6AD |@JE6 925 E@ E2<6 367@C6 D96 2==6865=J D9@E v2C4:2 – D96 925 E@ 6?E6C E96 9@>6[ EFC? @77 E96 =:89ED[ 8@ FA E96 DE2:CD 2?5 :?E@ E96 365C@@>] $96 925 E@ 8@ :?E@ 2 D9@6 4=@D6E[ H96C6 E96 8F? D276 H2D <6AE[ 6?E6C E96 4@56 @? E96 D276 2?5 @A6? :E[ C6EC:6G6 E96 8F? 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 :E E96C6 H2D 2 >282K:?6 :?D:56]k^Am
kAm|@JE6 925 E@ 5@ 2== @7 E9:D 367@C6 D96 DE@@5 @? E96 D64@?5\7=@@C 32=4@?J 2?5 A@:?E65 E96 8F? 2E v2C4:2[ H9@ DE@@5 @? E96 7:CDE 7=@@C >@C6 E92? a_ 766E 2H2J]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ p]t][ |@JE6’D ?:646[ H9@ H2D DE2?5:?8 @? E96 DE2:CD 5FC:?8 E96 :?4:56?E[ ?@E9:?8 92AA6?65 E96 7:CDE E:>6 |@JE6 AF==65 E96 EC:886C] %9:D >62?D |@JE6 925 E@ >2<6 E96 4@?D4:@FD 564:D:@? E@ 6:E96C E2<6 EH@ D6A2C2E6 D276E:6D @77 E96 8F?[ @C >2<6 DFC6 :E H2D =@2565[ |2?=@G6 2C8F65]k^Am
kAm“%92E H2D ?@E 3J 492?46] %92E H2D AFCA@D6=J[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmpD 7@C “>2=:4:@FD=J[” :? (J@>:?8[ E96 =2H D2JD @?6 42? :?76C >2=:46 7C@> E96 FD6 @7 2 5625=J H62A@?[ E96 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J D2:5]k^Am
kAm~E96CH:D6[ >2=:46’D @E96C 6=6>6?ED :?4=F56 92G:?8 366? 5@?6 H:E9@FE AC6>65:E2E:@?[ H2D C62D@?23=J =:<6=J E@ C6DF=E :? 562E9[ 5@?6 C64<=6DD=J 2?5 H:E9 6IEC6>6 :?5:776C6?46 E@ E96 G2=F6 @7 9F>2? =:76[ 2?5 5@?6 H:E9@FE =682= ;FDE:7:42E:@? @C 6I4FD6]k^Am
kAm%96C6 H2D ?@ 6G:56?46 @C E6DE:>@?J E92E v2C4:2 92C>65 |@JE6 E92E ?:89E[ |2?=@G6 D2:5] x? 724E[ E96 @?=J A6CD@? H9@ 925 2DD2F=E65 96C H2D 96C 36DE 7C:6?5 @? E96 5C:G6 E@ |@JE6’D 9@>6 ;FDE 367@C6 E96 :?4:56?E[ 3642FD6 |@JE6 925 366? 4@?E:?F@FD=J 244FD:?8 96C 7C:6?5 @7 36:?8 C@>2?E:42==J :?E6C6DE65 :? v2C4:2[ D96 2C8F65]k^Am
kAmxE H2D :? E9:D DE2E6 @7 >:?5 – 27E6C 5C:?<:?8[ C624E:?8 :CC2E:@?2==J E@ 2 ;@<6 23@FE v2C4:2 D>@<:?8 H665[ 92G:?8 366? 244FD2E@CJ 2?5 A9JD:42==J 288C6DD:G6 H:E9 96C 36DE 7C:6?5 – E92E |@JE6 6?E6C65 96C 9@>6 E92E ?:89E[ C625J 7@C 2 7:89E[ |2?=@G6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmv2C4:2 925 ?@E 3C@<6? :?E@ E96 9@>6 E92E ?:89E[ E96 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J D2:5 – E96C6 H2D ?@ 52>286 E@ E96 324< 5@@C] uFCE96C[ >F=E:A=6 H:E?6DD6D 925 E6DE:7:65 E@ 9:> =:G:?8 E96C6 7@C 23@FE EH@ J62CD]k^Am
kAmv2C4:2’D 6?EC2?46 :?E@ E96 9@>6 E92E ?:89E “>2J 92G6 366? F?A=62D2?E[” D96 D2:5[ 3FE :E H2D?’E 7@C467F= @C :==682=] w6’5 8@?6 :? E@ 82E96C 9:D 2?5 9:D 52F89E6C’D 36=@?8:?8D 2?5[ 32D65 @? E6DE:>@?J 7C@> 9:D 3C@E96C[ 8@ E@ 9:D >@E96C’D 9@>6 F?E:= E9:?8D 4@@=65 5@H?[ 2D 96 FDF2==J 5:5]k^Am
kAmq=@@5 5C@AD @? 2 DF:E42D6 7@F?5 :? E96 365C@@> D9@H v2C4:2 925 =62?65 @G6C :E E@ E2<6 E9:?8D @FE @C AFE E96> :?[ |2?=@G6 2C8F65]k^Am
kAm(92E’D >@C6[ E9:D A@DEFC6 – 36?5:?8 @G6C 2 DF:E42D6 – H@F=5 6IA=2:? E96 2?8=6 2E H9:49 v2C4:2 H2D D9@E[ D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 5:DEC:4E 2EE@C?6J C6:E6C2E65 H92E D6G6C2= H:E?6DD6D D2:5 E9C@F89@FE E96 EC:2=i E92E |@JE6 2?5 v2C4:2’D C6=2E:@?D9:A H2D 8@@5 H96? E96J H6C6 D@36C[ 3FE :E H2D E@I:4 H96? E96J H6C6 5C:?<:?8]k^Am
kAmyFDE 3642FD6 |@JE6 :D :?G@=G65 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 H2D 56D4C:365 2D 2? 2>2K:?8 >@E96C 5@6D?’E >62? D96 5:5?’E F?=2H7F==J E2<6 v2C4:2’D =:76 E92E ?:89E[ |2?=@G6 2C8F65]k^Am
kAm“$96 42? 36 2== E96 E9:?8D 96C 7C:6?5D D2:5 23@FE 96C[ 2?5 2 >FC56C6C[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%@> u=66?6C[ 2 5676?D6 2EE@C?6J 7@C |@JE6[ 56=:G6C65 9:D D:56’D 4=@D:?8 2C8F>6?ED[ 42==:?8 :E 2 “D:>A=6 ?@E\8F:=EJ G6C5:4E]”k^Am
kAmp82:? 2?5 282:?[ 96 492C24E6C:K65 E96 :?4:56?E E9:D H2Ji 2 5CF?<[ G:@=6?E 76=@? 3C62<D :?E@ 2 J@F?8 D49@@=E62496C’D 9@>6 H9:=6 96C EH@ J@F?8 49:=5C6? 9:56] w6 7@==@HD 96C FA E96 DE2:CD[ 2?5 D96 D9@@ED 9:> 2E 4=@D6 C2?86]k^Am
kAm“$@F?5 =:<6 D6=7\5676?D6n” u=66?6C 2D<65 E96 ;FCJ]k^Am
kAm|2?=@G6 5:5?’E 3C:?8 FA v2C4:2’D A2DE G:@=6?E :?4:56?ED 5:D4FDD65 5FC:?8 E96 EC:2=[ u=66?6C D2:5i 2? 2DD2F=E 4@?G:4E:@? :? a__c[ 2? 2CC6DE 7@C 288C2G2E65 2DD2F=E :? a__f[ 2?5 2 76H :?4:56?ED E6DE:7:65 E@ 3J H:E?6DD6D :? H9:49 v2C4:2 2==6865=J 3642>6 A9JD:42= H:E9 |@JE6 :? a_`g 2?5 a_`h]k^Am
kAm“(9@ 2C6 H6 <:55:?8n w6’D 2 5CF?<[ G:@=6?E 76=@?[” u=66?6C D2:5]k^Am
kAmv2C4:2 2=D@ 5:5 ?@E =:G6 :? |@JE6’D 9@>6[ u=66?6C D2:5 – 2? 2C8F>6?E 96 2?5 76==@H 5676?D6 2EE@C?6J[ s6G@? !6E6CD6?[ >256 E9C@F89@FE E96 EC:2=] x7 96’5 =:G65 :? E96 9@>6[ u=66?6C 2D<65[ H9J 925 96 H2:E65 F?E:= |@JE6 2CC:G65 E96 ?:89E @7 E96 :?4:56?E E@ 6?E6C[ 2?5 H9J 925 96 ?@E 366? 23=6 E@ F?=@4< E96 7C@?E 5@@C[ 92G:?8 E@ 8@ :? E9C@F89 E96 324<nk^Am
kAms6DA:E6 H:E?6DD6D D2J:?8 v2C4:2 925 =:G65 E96C6 7@C EH@ J62CD[ 2?5 E96 DE2E6 D9@H:?8 v2C4:2’D 4=@E96D :? |@JE6’D 4=@D6E[ v2C4:2’D >2:= 5:5 ?@E 8@ E@ E96 |@JE6 9@>6[ u=66?6C 2C8F65] %96 5665 E@ E96 9@FD6 2?5 3:==D 7@C FE:=:E:6D H6C6 :? 96C ?2>6[ 2?5 56DA:E6 E6DE:>@?J E92E v2C4:2 A2:5 |@JE6 C6?E[ ?@ 6G:56?46 H2D AC6D6?E65 E@ D9@H E92E]k^Am
kAm|@JE6 :D 2 8@@5 A6CD@?[ u=66?6C D2:5i H9:=6 9@=5:?8 :E E@86E96C 2D 2 D:?8=6 >@> @7 E9C66 3@JD[ H:E9 2 7F==\E:>6 ;@3 2?5 7C6BF6?E 4@>>F?:EJ :?G@=G6>6?E[ D96 25@AE65 96C ?6A96H 2?5 H2D :? E96 AC@46DD @7 25@AE:?8 96C ?:646[ H9@ ?66565 2 A=246 E@ =:G6]k^Am
kAmu=66?6C C6?6H65 E96 2C8F>6?E E92E[ 32D65 @? E96 2?8=6 2E H9:49 E96 3F==6E DECF4< E96 365C@@> 5@@C[ v2C4:2 925 E@ 92G6 366? 36?E @G6C – AC@323=J 2EE24<:?8 @C 23@FE E@ 2EE24< |@JE6[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 42==65 :?E@ BF6DE:@? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]HJ@>:?8?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=0?6HD^EC:2=\@7\H@>2?\244FD65\@7\<:==:?8\7:2?4\368:?D^2CE:4=603fd2e4`_\b26f\d4a2\g`f4\6gf_g773h4d7]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE96 E6DE:>@?J @7 p]t]k^2m[ E96 ?@H\g\J62C\@=5 H9@ H2D 42==65 3J E96 DE2E6 62C=J :? E96 EC:2=[ 2?5 5:DAFE65 6G:56?46 4@==64E65 3J E96 {2C2>:6 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ D9@H p]t]’D “=:?6 @7 D:89E” H9:=6 E96 D9@@E:?8 @44FCC65] %96D6 “=:?6 @7 D:89E” A9@E@D 4@F=5 ?@E AC@G6 p]t] H:E?6DD65 E96 D9@@E:?8 3642FD6 E96 HC@?8 D:56 @7 E96 365C@@>’D uC6?49 5@@CD H2D @A6?[ 2?5 @3;64ED 925 366? C6>@G65 7C@> E96 92==H2J :? 7C@?E @7 E96 365C@@>[ u=66?6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 52?86C :? E92E 9@>6 @? |2J `e[ a_a_[ H2D ?@E 42FD65 3J |@JE6[ 96 2C8F65 – :E H2D 42FD65 3J v2C4:2 C67FD:?8 E@ =62G6 E96 9@>6] p 8@@5 >2? H@F=5 92G6 8@EE6? :?E@ 9:D ECF4< 2?5 =67E[ 3FE 2 “G:@=6?E 8FJ” H@F=5 5@ 6I24E=J H92E v2C4:2 5:5[ u=66?6C D2:5i 3C62< :?E@ E96 9@>6[ 7@==@H |@JE6 FA E96 DE2:CD 2?5 :?E@ E96 365C@@>[ H96C6 v2C4:2 H2D F=E:>2E6=J D9@E]k^Am
kAmx? 96C C63FEE2=[ |2?=@G6 3C@F89E FA E92E 56DA:E6 92G:?8 96C A9@?6 H:E9 96C[ |@JE6 49@D6 ?@E E@ 42== =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 27E6C D96 D9@E v2C4:2[ H9@ H2D DE:== 2=:G6 2E E96 E:>6] x?DE625[ D96 =67E E96 9@>6]k^Am
k9bm%96 5676?D6’D H:E?6DD6Dk^9bm
kAmu@==@H:?8 D:I 52JD @7 E6DE:>@?J 7C@> H:E?6DD6D 42==65 3J E96 DE2E6[ 2?5 4C@DD\6I2>:?2E:@? @7 >2?J @7 E96D6 H:E?6DD6D 3J u=66?6C 2?5 !6E6CD6?[ E96 5676?D6 F=E:>2E6=J DA6?E =6DD E92? 2? 9@FC (65?6D52J >@C?:?8 42==:?8 E9C66 H:E?6DD6D]k^Am
kAmp AC6G:@FD H:E?6DD[ 7@C6?D:4 A2E9@=@8:DE sC] |:4926= pC?2==[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]HJ@>:?8?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=0?6HD^>@JE6\EC:2=\H:E?6DD6D\C64@F?E\9@FCD\E92E\=65\E@\D9@@E:?8\562E9^2CE:4=60cgc_d3h`\d277\d3ec\2dbb\72454ffeb575]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm925 366? 42==65 3J E96 5676?D6 uC:52Jk^2m 3642FD6 @7 2 D4965F=:?8 :DDF6]k^Am
kAm~? (65?6D52J[ 5676?D6 4@F?D6= 7:CDE 42==65 rFCE:D qFC49[ H9@ 7@C>6C=J @G6CD2H :?G6DE:82E:@?D 7@C E96 {2C2>:6 r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46] qFC49 925 366? 2 <6J H:E?6DD 7@C E96 DE2E6[ E6DE:7J:?8 4F>F=2E:G6=J 7@C >@C6 E92? 2 52J]k^Am
kAm%96 AFCA@D6 @7 42==:?8 qFC49 D66>65 E@ 36 E@ AC6D6?E 2 3=@@5J DF:E42D6 7@F?5 :? E96 365C@@> – E96 DF:E42D6 =2E6C >6?E:@?65 3J |2?=@G6 :? 4=@D:?8 2C8F>6?ED] x? DE:==D 7C@> 2 56AFEJ’D 3@5J 42>6C2 7@@E286[ E96 DF:E42D6 H2D D9@H? E@ 4@?E2:? 3@J’D D9@CED 2?5 H@>6?’D D2?52=D]k^Am
kAm%9:D AC@G65 E92E v2C4:2 925 ?@E 366? A24<:?8 2 328 E@ =62G6[ u=66?6C 2C8F65]k^Am
kAm}6IE[ E96 5676?D6 42==65 t?:5 (9:E6[ 2 4=@D6 7C:6?5 @7 |@JE6] |@JE6 925 E2F89E 96C 52F89E6C 52?46 2?5 23@FE w:DA2?:4 96C:E286 E9C@F89 96C u=@C6D 56 r@=@C6D 52?46 EC@FA6[ H9:49 |@JE6 DE2CE65 2D 2 E66?286C]k^Am
kAm(9:E6 3C:67=J 56D4C:365 9@H |@JE6 925 96=A65 96C 52F89E6C 4@>6 @FE @7 96C D96== 2?5 86E E9C@F89 D@>6 5:77:4F=E E:>6D] (96? 2D<65 3J u=66?6C :7 |@JE6 H2D 2 G:@=6?E A6CD@?[ D96 D2:5 ?@[ “?@E 2E 2==]”k^Am
kAm{2DE[ E96 5676?D6 42==65 |@JE6’D 4@FD:?[ {6D=:6 qF=@H] qF=@H H2D E96 D64@?5 H:E?6DD E@ 56D4C:36 2? 2==6865 2DD2F=E 3J v2C4:2[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]HJ@>:?8?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=0?6HD^>@JE6\EC:2=\H:E?6DD6D\C64@F?E\9@FCD\E92E\=65\E@\D9@@E:?8\562E9^2CE:4=60cgc_d3h`\d277\d3ec\2dbb\72454ffeb575]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7:CDE C64@F?E65 3J |@JE6’D 4=@D6 7C:6?5[ z2EC:?2 r@=6C[k^2m :? AC6G:@FD E6DE:>@?J]k^Am
kAmx? DF>>6C a_`g[ qF=@H H2D @? 2 42>A:?8 EC:A H:E9 96C 9FD32?5[ r@=6C[ r@=6C’D 52F89E6CD[ |@JE6 2?5 v2C4:2] qF=@H D2:5 D96 H2D 2H@<6? @?6 ?:89E 3J |@JE6[ H9@ H2D A@F?5:?8 @? 96C 42>A6C 5@@C 2?5 J6==:?8 7@C qF=@H’D 9FD32?5]k^Am
kAmqF=@H 56D4C:365 |@JE6 2D “4CJ:?8[ D9@@< FA[ 7C2?E:4[” 2?5 D2J:?8 E92E v2C4:2 925 49@<65 96C] |@JE6 925 “A:?<:D9 C65” >2C<:?8D @? E96 7C@?E 2?5 D:56 @7 96C ?64<[ qF=@H D2:5]k^Am
kAmqF=@H E6DE:7:65 E92E |@JE6 925 C64@C565 E96 :?4:56?E 2?5 A=2J65 :E 7@C 96C] x? :E[ D96 D2:5 v2C4:2 H2D :?DF=E:?8 |@JE6 2?5 42==:?8 96C ?2>6D]k^Am
kAm%96 G:56@ H2D ?@E D9@H?[ 2D r@=6C E6DE:7:65 62C=:6C :? E96 EC:2= E92E v2C4:2 3C@<6 |@JE6’D A9@?6 D9@CE=J 27E6C]k^Am
kAm}@ @?6 C6A@CE65 E96 :?4:56?E E@ =2H 6?7@C46>6?E]k^Am
kAmx? 4C@DD\6I2>:?:?8 3@E9 (9:E6 2?5 qF=@H[ |2?=@G6 6>A92D:K65 E92E E96J 925 ?@E 366? 23=6 E@ D:E :? E96 4@FCEC@@> 2?5 962C E96 6G:56?46 E96 ;FCJ 925 962C5] $96 2D<65 3@E9 :7 E96J’5 H2?E 2?JE9:?8 325 E@ 92AA6? E@ |@JE6[ 2?5 3@E9 D2:5 ?@]k^Am