Sentencings for November 13 - November 19, 2015

William J. Jeffress, 31, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on November 19, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Jeffress was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming. He received 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $500.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. 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.

Travis N. Taylor, 35, of Buffalo, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on November 19, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Taylor was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 87 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. 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.

Colin Dean Amos, 26, of Ethete, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on November 17, 2015, for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Amos was arrested in Riverton, Wyoming. He received 45 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. Restitution in this case will be determined at a later time. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Juan Pablo Vasquez-Campos, 32, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on November 13, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Vasquez-Campos was arrested in Cheyenne, 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.

Jeremy Glenn Steeley, 38, of Fort Scott, Kansas, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on November 13, 2015, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Steeley was arrested in Rawlins, Wyoming. He received 57 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.