A Casper man and woman were recently sentenced for their involvement in a high-speed chase and carjacking that ended in a shootout with law enforcement.
Christopher Eads, 35, and Santana Keener, 26, both of Casper, Wyoming, were sentenced on February 22, 2018, and March 1, 2018, respectively, to serve sentences related to a June 3, 2017, drug trafficking investigation initiated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
The court ordered Eads to serve a sentence of 40 years in prison for drug trafficking, using and discharging firearms during drug trafficking, carjacking, assaulting a federal officer, and discharging a firearm during the assault of the officer.
Keener was sentenced to a term of 20 years for drug trafficking, aiding and abetting the discharge of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, and carjacking.
The court further ordered Keener to pay $7,278.35 in restitution. Eads was also ordered to pay $92,463.09 in restitution.
According to court documents, Eads and Keener had previously pled guilty to their offenses under agreements with the United States. They admitted to returning to Casper from Denver, Colorado with methamphetamine and heroin to distribute in the Casper area.
When a DCI agent attempted to stop Eads and Keener, Eads opened fire on law enforcement. The pair then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase south on I-25, into Glenrock, and eventually back to Casper where law enforcement apprehended Eads. Officers had earlier found and arrested Keener in Glenrock after she and Eads wrecked a car that they carjacked from a Glenrock resident.
United States District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl imposed the sentences. The case was investigated by DCI, the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office, the Converse County Sheriff’s Office, the Casper Police Department, the Douglas Police Department, the Glenrock Police Department, and, in part, by ATF and DEA.
The case was prosecuted by United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen and Assistant United States Attorney Stuart S. Healy III. Eads and Keener will serve their sentences for their roles in the June 3, 2017, crime in Casper, Wyoming.
Key Facts
- State: Wyoming
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
Drug Trafficking|Violent CrimeDrug Trafficking|Violent CrimeDrug Trafficking|Violent CrimeDrug Trafficking|Violent Crime