CASPER, Wyo — A six-month sentence for the sale of 3.4 grams of methamphetamine to state Division of CriminaI Investigation agents in a Fort Washakie store parking lot was among the blotter items released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Wyoming Wednesday.
A Casper resident was also sentenced to almost four years in federal prison last week for possession of an unregistered firearm.
The summaries from the U.S. Attorney’s Office are as follows:
Stirling Lee Foster, 25, of Casper, Wyoming was sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for the possession of an unregistered firearm.
According to court documents, the defendant’s mother called the police to her house on May 10, 2023, for reported drug activity. She informed officers that she found controlled substances and a firearm in Foster’s bedroom.
The identified shotgun had been modified with a shortened barrel, the stock had been modified, and the serial number had been filed down rendering it illegible. The firearm was later identified as a .410 shotgun and the defendant had not registered it as required by the National Firearms Act. Police officers also found marijuana in his room. Foster was indicted on Nov. 15, 2023, pleaded guilty on Aug. 22, and U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin imposed the sentence on Nov. 12, in Cheyenne. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Casper Police Department investigated this crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore prosecuted the case. Case No. 23-00154
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Drug Trafficking
Nadine Kay Niedo (Vasquez), 41, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, in December 2023, Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents conducted a controlled buy of 3.4 grams of methamphetamine from Vasquez for $120 at a store parking lot in Fort Washakie.
She was indicted on May 16, pleaded guilty on Aug 14, and U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on Nov. 12, in Cheyenne. DCI investigated the crime and Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case. Case No. 24-00082 – U.S. Attorney’s Office
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Enik Dean Jenkins, aka Lawrence Jenkins, 32, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with three years of supervised release for assault with a dangerous weapon. Based on court documents, the BIA Wind River Police Department and FBI responded to an assault at the Slattery Trailer Courts in St. Stephens. According to the victim, she was attempting to leave the residence and the defendant did not want her to leave so he hit her in the head with a hand-sized rock.
Jenkins denied any involvement at first, but agents noticed blood spatter on his shirt and shorts. Blood tests confirmed the blood to be from the victim. Jenkins was indicted on May 17, 2023, pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, and U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on Nov. 13 in Cheyenne. The BIA Wind River Police Department and FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Michael J. Elmore prosecuted the case. Case No. 23-CR-00101 – U.S. Attorney’s Office
