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Violent Assaults on Wind River Indian Reservation
Two Wyoming men were sentenced to prison for their roles in violent assaults on the Wind River Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts.
Casey James Nowlin, a 28-year-old Eastern Shoshone tribal descendant, was sentenced to 137 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $500 special assessment for five violent assault charges, including one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and four counts involving assaults with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. The assaults occurred in April 2012 at an alcohol party on the reservation, where Nowlin hit several young people with a log, causing permanent and life-threatening injuries to one victim.
Nowlin was ordered to pay $154,694.34 in restitution to the most seriously injured victim and $2,441 jointly and severally with codefendant Lorenzo Roman in connection with injuries to a second victim. Roman, an enrolled Northern Arapaho Tribal member, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for his role in kicking a victim who had already been hit in the head by Nowlin with a log and was lying on the ground.
Meanwhile, a third man, Leo Lone Bear III, a.k.a. ‘Bronco,’ an enrolled Northern Arapaho Tribal member, was charged with one count of abusive sexual contact, a crime punishable by up to life imprisonment. Lone Bear was detained pending further proceedings after waiving his preliminary hearing.
Elsewhere in Wyoming, Jacob Scott Anderson, 24, of Wellington, Colorado, was sentenced to 40 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for attempted bank robbery.
Finally, David M. Gehl, 26, a non-tribal member from Fort Washakie, was charged with possessing an unregistered illegal firearm, a crime punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. A criminal complaint is only an accusation, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The cases were investigated by various law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Key Facts
- State: Wyoming
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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