Sentencings for March 21 - March 22, 2016

Amber Blane Redick, 32, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 22, 2016, for distribution of 50 grams or less of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. Redick was arrested in Fremont County, Wyoming. She received 24 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 $200.00. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Ann Reed, 24, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 21, 2016, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or less of methamphetamine. Reed was arrested in Denver, Colorado. She received three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Richard Shelby Schutt, Jr., 48, of Lingle, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 21, 2016, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Schutt was arrested in Torrington. He received 78 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $500.00. This case results from an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) joint investigation conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.