Sentencings for December 1 - December 2, 2015

Starr Dana Miller, 22, of Arapahoe, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on December 2, 2015, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Miller was arrested on the Wind River Indian Reservation. He received 37 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $300.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Stormie Forrester, 38, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on December 2, 2015, for distribution of methamphetamine. Forrester was arrested in Riverton, Wyoming. She received 147 days of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, including five months of home confinement, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Matthew Charles Cook, 42, of Evanston, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on December 2, 2015, for distribution of methamphetamine. Cook was arrested in Evanston, Wyoming. He received 87 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 Calderon-Galeano, aka Jose Vasquez-Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez-Vasquez and Jose Hernandez-Herrera, 33, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on December 1, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Calderon-Galeano 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.

Emilio Chavez-Alcantara, 35, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on December 1, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Chavez-Alcantara was arrested in Lander, 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.