The Week in Big Horn County

• Sheriff's Report

The following calls were received by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office: (Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and charges made upon initial arrest may be amended or dismissed as determined by the Court:

June 23 – 10:14 a.m.: A civil matter was reported on Highway 14 in Shell. 

11:26 a.m.: A scam was reported on Road 29 near Greybull where a caller informed the citizen that they had a package for them, no information was given. 

1:46 p.m.: A citizen complaint was made on Road 30.5 in Greybull. 

1:58 p.m.: A scam was reported on Greybull River Road in Greybull where a 76-year-old man was contacted about a phony warrant for his arrest. 

7:22 p.m.: A utility issue at Fourth Avenue North in Greybull was handled by dispatch. 

June 24 – 5:39 a.m.: A call regarding horses loose on Highway 30 in Burlington was referred to another agency. 

6:21 p.m.: A traffic stop was made and a citation issued on Highway 310 in Greybull. 

8:43 p.m.: Officers conducted community relations at Burlington Schools on School Avenue in Burlington. 

June 25 – 12:18 a.m.: A male corgi with a blue collar was reported missing from Second Avenue North in Greybull. 

9:21 a.m.: Sheep were reporting wandering Highway 30 south of Burlington. 

10:27 a.m.: A cow was reported out on Highway 14/16/20 in Emblem. 

11:24 a.m.: A report of lost property on Second Avenue South in Greybull was handled by dispatch. 

3:25 p.m.: A complaint of water from a pivot at Orchard Bench Road and Road 28 in Basin hitting the roadway was taken. 

6:31 p.m.: A citizen requested information about water usage by their neighbor on Basin Garden Road in Basin. 

8:06 p.m.: An officer conducted community relations at Greybull Recreation District on First Avenue South in Greybull. 

9:16 p.m.: An extra patrol was executed at Wardell Reservoir on Lane 49 in Burlington. 

June 26 – 1:47 p.m.: An out-of-control burn was reported at Road 10.5 and Lane 43 in Otto, Burlington Fire Department responded and was able to quicky extinguish it.  

3:37 p.m.: Guns were reported missing to Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office on Murphy Street in Basin. The reporting party, from Montana, claimed they thought they had left their firearms with a friend in town, only for the friend to say they never had. It was reported that they would check with a third party. 

4:20 p.m.: A pipe on the roadway on Highway 30 in Otto was reported. 

8:38 p.m.: An older man in a white pickup was investigated after parking on Road 10 in Burlington for about 3.5 hours; reportedly he was comparing maps to property lines. 

June 27 – 7:32 a.m.: A deer vs. vehicle incident was reported on Highway 30 in Basin. 

5:54 p.m.: A R.E.D.D.I. report was made at South Fourth Street and Big Horn Avenue in Basin, officers were unable to make contact. 

7:32 p.m.: A traffic stop was made and a citation issued at South Fifth Street and Greybull Avenue in Greybull. 

11:19 p.m.: Sheriff’s officers assisted Greybull Police Department with a domestic dispute on Seventh Avenue North in Greybull. 

June 28 – 11:20 a.m.: A domestic animal problem was reported on Road 43 in Shell. 

9:41 p.m.: Livestock abuse was reported by an anonymous caller on Golf Course Road in Basin; a deputy was unable to locate horses on the reported property and checked livestock in adjacent areas but found no mistreatment.

11:55 p.m.: A traffic stop was conducted and a citation issued at Highway 30 and Lane 39 in Burlington. 

June 29 – 11:42 a.m.: Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office assisted Washakie County in responding to a horse accident at Battle Park trailhead on Forest Service Road 24 near Ten Sleep. A 45-year-old woman was reportedly bucked from her horse and life flighted out of the area. 

6:31 p.m.: A civil standby was requested at Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office on Murphy Street in Basin. 

8:36 p.m.: A white Toyota Camry was reported stuck in the mud on Red Gulch Road, the call was forwarded to a tow company. 

10:30 p.m.: A traffic stop was conducted and a citation issued on Highway 310 in Greybull. 

 • Circuit Court

Recent court fines and sentences handed down or bonds forfeited in the circuit court of Judge Edward G. Luhm:

Kerezbek Abykeev, Loveland, Ohio, failure to maintain a single lane, $90.

Clint S. Anderson, Deaver, driver no seat belt, $25.

Jessie Mayorga, Burlington, DUI alcohol equal to or greater than .08% - second offense within 10 years; jail: 180 days; suspended: 173 days; supervised probation: 2 years; $770.

Lynette Sessions, Cowley, throwing something that was burning from vehicle, $400.

Justin Ryan, Manderson, compulsory auto insurance – first offense, $560.

Alexander JM Houze, Cody, compulsory auto insurance – first offense, $560; driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked if suspended, $440.

Lori N. Peterson, Burlington, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked if suspended, $450.

Carmen Dickson, Lovell, driver no seat belt, $25.

Speeding in a construction zone:

Edward Tadlock, Houston, Texas, $295

Speeding in a 70 mph zone:

Dalton V. Wardell, Burlington, $170

Evan Ranger, Graham, Texas, $97

Preston Nichols, Lovell, $103

Adrian G. Baez, Billings, $212

Speeding 30 mph school zone:

Juvy Dela Cerna Henthorne, Bartlett, Tenn., $347

Speeding in a superintendent’s zone:

Jeffrey Polk, Springfield, S.D., $145

• Land Transfers

Warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds recorded in the Big Horn County Clerk’s office are:

Lakeview Loan Serving, LLC to Richard L. Wardell; Greybull 6th Addition Lot 7 Block 7

Trustee Dana Wervelow, C.R. Lander Living Trust and Gail J. Lander Living Trust dated November 25, 1997 to Gail J. Lander Legacy Trust dated June 29, 2024; NE4NW4 Sec. 20, S2NE4 E3SW4 N2SE4 SE4NW4 Sec. 19, NW4 Sec. 25 T53N R90W

Daniel Joe Willliamson to Jerrod Haas and Desarae Haas; Greybull Clement Subdivision Lots 3, 4 Block 2

Town of Greybull Wyoming to Douglas Hardrath and Debra Hardrath; Greybull Frontier Subdividion Lot 25, Lots 2, 3, 4 Sec. 16, NE4 Sec. 21 T52N R93W

Eva G. Hanson to Kenneth Thomas McNabb; Lot 37, S2SE4 Sec. 23, Lot 7 Sec. 23, E2NE4 Sec. 26, Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 Sec. 26, W2 S2NE4 NW4NE4 Sec. 35 T54N R94W

• Marriage Licenses

Marriage license granted by the County Clerk are:

Matthew Rowdy Bohn of Lovell and Alissa Marie Clark of Byron

Clayton Ray Giesbrecht of Glenn, Calif. and Kristin Brooke Yost of Basin