CASPER, Wyo — A Cheyenne resident was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison this month after Casper police found him with nearly a half-pound of methamphetamine in his vehicle last spring.
The sentence for Shane Michael Moser, 29, was one of three recent sentences in the District of Wyoming announced by the U.S. Justice Department in a release on Monday. The cases as related by the Justice Department are as follows:
Shane Michael Moser, 29 (Cheyenne) — Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Moser was sentenced to 140 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin on Dec 20. in Cheyenne.
According to court documents, the Casper Police Department responded to an unconscious male behind the steering wheel of a running vehicle on May 17. Upon approaching the car, officers saw a scale with white residue next to Moser.
They searched the vehicle and located 223 grams of methamphetamine in the center console. After interviewing the defendant, he admitted to distributing approximately nine pounds of methamphetamine over two months.
Moser is ordered to serve four years’ supervised release following the sentence. Moser was indicted on July 18 and pleaded guilty on Sept. 30. A Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation regional enforcement team and the Casper Police Department investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Forwood prosecuted the case.
Justin Keith Noland, 38 (Riverton) — Felon in Possession of Firearms
On June 25, DCI agents and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for Noland’s residence based on probable cause of drug trafficking, the release said. The warrant also authorized the search and seizure of firearms.
“Law enforcement located a total of three pistols, two of them loaded, and additional ammunition in a backpack. Noland is a previously convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing a firearm,” the release said. Noland also had extraditable arrest warrants out of Natrona and Converse counties.
Noland was sentenced to 28 months’ imprisonment with three years’ supervised release to follow. Noland was indicted on July 18, pleaded guilty on Sept. 25 and sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Dec. 18, in Casper.
DCI and the FCSO investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case.
Inocente Rios-Lopez (aka Villaverde-Sotelo) 48 — Illegal Re-Entry into United States
The Sinaloa, Mexico native was arrested by the Rock Spring Police Department for driving while under the influence on Oct. 5, the release said. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office emailed Villaverde Sotelo’s arrest information, including a Mexico Voter identification card for “Inocente Rios-Lopez” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
On Oct. 7, ICE agents determined that the fingerprints matched an existing immigration record for Villaverde-Sotello, who was removed from the U.S. in 2001 and had not applied for permission to reenter, the release said.
ICE investigated the crime, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case. U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin in Cheyenne imposed the sentence on Dec. 17.
