Sentencings for November 25 - December 4, 2014

Ignacio Garcia-Perez, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on December 4, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Garcia-Perez was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten days, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Adam Maggos, 33, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on December 4, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine. Maggos was arrested in Rock Springs. He received 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $400.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Oscar Enriquez-Rios, aka Adrian Enriquez-Rios, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Alan B. Johnson on December 3, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Enriquez-Rios was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten days, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Christopher J. Butterfield, 25, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on December 2, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine. Butterfield was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Cheyenne Police Department.

Rebecca Sue Pendley, 32, of Evanston, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on December 2, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine. Pendley was arrested in Evanston, Wyoming.
She received 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $250.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Isaac “Trey” Johnson, 25, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on December 2, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. Johnson was arrested in Jordan, Utah. He received 87 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $900.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Kyle Barrus, 25, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on December 2, 2014, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Barrus was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $150.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Patrick Bennett, 28, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on November 25, 2014, for aiding and abetting mail fraud. Bennett was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received 46 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $261,199.69. This case was investigated by the Casper Police Department, the U.S. Postal Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.