CASPER, Wyo. — On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Wyoming released the following information on recent sentencings:
Drug Trafficking
Amanda Rose Brown, 40, of Riverton, was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine.
According to court documents, on Sept. 26, 2023, agents conducted a controlled buy of 3.5 grams of methamphetamine from Brown for $150 on the Wind River Indian Reservation. A review of Brown’s Facebook account showed she was contacted by multiple parties looking for “blues” (fentanyl) and she either had them or sought to get them; she also advised she had methamphetamine and could get “bud.”
She was indicted May 16, she pleaded guilty July 1 and U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence Sept. 26 in Cheyenne.
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the crime and Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case.
Firearm Offenses
John Otis Marsh, 57, of Wamsutter, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment with two years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of an unregistered firearm.
According to court documents, on June 8, 2022, deputies were called to a Love’s convenience store in Wamsutter to investigate an injured man. The victim said he was threatened with a gun, punched and dragged by a man who shared a trailer with Marsh. The victim stayed, with permission from Marsh, in a camper across the road, on Marsh’s land.
The investigation led the deputies to the trailer, where they found multiple guns and ammunition. Both Marsh and his roommate are convicted felons and unlawfully possessed the firearms.
Marsh was indicted July 19, 2023, and pleaded guilty July 12. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on Sept. 25.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the crime and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan C. Coppom prosecuted the case.
Littlefawn Lebeau, 41, of Fort Washakie, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, on Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement was called to Lander Sage West Hospital for a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The defendant denied she had shot herself in the foot at first because she knew she was a felon and illegally possessed the firearm, but she later admitted to the accident.
She was indicted Jan. 4, she pleaded guilty July 12 and U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence Sept. 25 in Cheyenne.
This crime was investigated by the FBI and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore.
Illegal Reentry of a Previously Deported Alien
Jesus Montano-Martinez, 32, of Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced to time served, plus 10 days to allow for deportation proceedings, for illegal reentry of a previously deported alien into the United States.
According to court documents, on Feb. 20, Montano-Martinez was arrested by the Wyoming Highway Patrol in Carbon County for driving under the influence of alcohol and not having valid immigration documents permitting him to be in the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was contacted. A deportation officer processed the defendant and obtained fingerprints matching preexisting fingerprints in their database indicating Montano-Martinez was in the U.S. illegally.
ICE investigated the crime and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore prosecuted the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence Sept. 24 in Cheyenne.
