January 16, 2014 I The Lovell Chronicle I 5
Byron couple arrested for alleged
drug use and child endangerment
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Guadalupe Hernan-
dez Jr. and Amber Dawn
Sponsel were arrested for
allegedly using metham-
phetamine drugs in the
front of their two young
children ages 13 months
and 2 years, following a
search and investigation
of their home in Byron on
Jan. 10.
Big Horn County Sher-
iffs deputy Darold New-
man responded at 10:40
a.m. on Friday to a com-
plaint voiced by Sponsel
that Hernandez was using
drugs in their home in the
presence of the children.
"Upon arrival we talk-
ed to the male subject
and drug paraphernalia
was located in the home,"
said Newman. "We later
brought a drug dog to the
scene and the dog found
drugs."
Sheriff Ken Black-
burn credited "Tank," an
English Labrador dog spe-
cially trained to sniff out
drugs, for finding meth-
amphetamine in the
residence.
"Our canine partner
Tank conducted a search
and gave deputies a pos-
itive alert that there was
methamphetamine with-
in the living area," said
Blackburn.
Blackburn said that
since Hernandez was al-
ready on probation, he
was taken into custody to
be tested for drugs by uri-
nalysis. During the test,
officers discovered that
Hernandez was in posses-
sion of "synthetic urine"
and they allege that he
attempted to use the sub-
stance to defraud the test.
"A presumptive pos-
itive result was deter-
mined after a field test
revealed that he tested
positive for the substance
methamphetamine," said
Blackburn.
Hernandez was ar-
rested and charged with
child endangerment, pos-
session and use of a con-
trolled substance and for
attempting to provide
an altered urine sam-
ple during the testing
procedure.
Blackburn said fur-
ther investigation re-
vealed that Sponsel may
have also been taking the
drug over a period of sev-
eral days in the presence
of the children. Sponsel
was later arrested and
charged with alleged child
endangerment and use of
a controlled substance.
Blackburn said both
of the accused made their
initial appearance in
court this week and pled
not guilty to the citation
for drug use. He said the
case continues to be under
investigation and further
charges are being con-
sideredby the Big Horn
County Attorney's office
and the probation depart-
ment. He noted, "People
are innocent until proven
guilty."
The two are being
held at Big Horn County
Detention Center in Ba-
sin awaiting preliminary
hearings, which Black-
burn said will take place
within the next few weeks.
Blackburn said that
due to what appeared
to deputies to indicate a
long-term use of the drug,
the endangerment of the
children was reported to
the Dept. of Family Ser-
vices and the children
were removed from the
residence and taken to a
safe location.
Police Report
Loose dog kills numerous
chickens
The Lovell Police Department received the
following calls for the week of Jan. 7 - 14:
Jan 7: Lovell Police officers investigate an
alleged sexual assault. The matter remains
under investigation.
• Police were asked to review a video show-
ing merchandise being shoplifted from a
convenience store.
• A complaint was received regarding ha-
rassing text messages. The reporting party
was instructed to have the callers blocked
by the service provider.
Jan. 9: Suspicious youth were observed
running through properties in town. Police
were unable to locate the individuals.
Jan. 11: A Lovell resident reported finding
the trunk of his vehicle ajar. No items ap-
peared tobe missing .....
• James William Admidin was arrested on
a bench warrant from Washakie County for
failure to pay fines and on a bench warrant
from Big Horn County for failure to appear.
Jan. 12: Mark Reilly was arrested for DUI
and transported to the Big Horn County
Detention Center in Basin.
Jan. 13: A resident of a Lovell apartment
complex reported seeing someone trying to
break into a window. Police investigated
and found an individual locked out of his
own apartment.
• A loose dog killed numerous chickens be-
longing to a neighbor.
The above calls were received by the Lovell
Police Dept. Persons arrested are pre-
sumed innocent until proven guilty in a
court of law, and charges made upon initial
arrest may be amended or dismissed as de-
termined by the County Attorney.
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond to 'rolling
domestic' dispute in Deaver
The Big Horn County Sheriffs Office re-
ceived the following calls for the week of
Jan. 6- 13:
Jan. 6: A Byron resident reported the theft
of medications from his post office box. The
matter is under investigation.
• Larry Wayne Beall was arrested in Fran-
nie for DUI and transported to Big Horn
County Detention Center in Basin.
Jan. 9: Following reports from motorists
of a reckless driver in the Deaver area,
Wayne Sparks was arrested on a charge
of unlawful contact with a family member.
Big Horn County Sheriff Ken Blackburn
described the incident as a "rolling domes-
tic dispute" between family members who
were arguing and fighting while driving.
The above calls were received by the Big
Horn County Sheriffs Office. Persons ar-
rested are presumed innocent until prov-
en guilty in a court of law, and charges
made upon initial arrest may be amended
or dismissed as determined by the County
Attorney.
ON THE RECORD
IN BIG HORN COUNTY
BIRTHS
We are interested in printing the births of
North Big Horn County babies. Please call
and personally report these births by con-
tacting the Chronicle at 548-2217
Born to Carlissa French and Keith Davis
at the Powell Valley Hospital on Jan. 11, 2014
at 3:29 a.m., a baby boy, James Blixt Davis,
weighing 7 Ibs. Grandparents are Jim and Lori
French and Ruth and Ralph Davis.
DEEDS
Warranty deeds issued from the Big Horn
County Clerk's office recently were:
Kent D. Foulger and Lori S. Foulger to K & L
Rental Properties, LLC; Cowley Original Town
(Part) Lot 3 Block 66
Michael B. Carpenter and Sharon Carpen-
ter to David Russell Rohrer; Lovell Linnabary
"B" Subdivision (Part) Lot 2 Block 1
Carroll E. Buchli and Mildred R. Buchli to
Bruce R. Hagberry; Byron First Addition Sub-
division (Part) Lot 1 Block 26
Quit Claim deeds issued from the Big Horn
County Clerk's office recently were:
Steven G. Keil to Steven G. Keil and Sherry
Christina Vandam; (Part) Lot 79 T56N R96W
MUNICIPAL COURT
Persons fined in the Lovell Municipal Court
in Lovell before Judge Sylvia Gams recent-
ly were:
Oralia Silva, 43, speed too fast for condi-
tions, fined $60
Miranda Mclean, 30, leave child unattend-
ed in vehicle, fined $60
Annie Lee Hatch, 32, fail to maintain lane of
traffic, fined $80
Jennifer L. Snell, 42, Eugene, OR, illegal
U-turn, fined $70
For speeding in a 20 mph zone:
Kathy Jo Sanders, 61, Hot Springs, SD, 25
mph, fined $65
Mathew Carl Balstad, 47, Anaconda, MT,
30 mph, fined $190
Bobble Jean Clark, 43, Thermopolis, 25
mph, fined $65
For speeding in a 30 mph zone:
Colin M. Stanton, 43, Billings, 36 mph, fined
$84
CIRCUIT COURT
Persons fined in the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Court in Lovell before Judge Thomas Har-
rington recently were:
Steven J. Stewart, born in 1981, DUI: al-
cohol, dismissed, probation 6 months, court
costs $190
Samuel Rhoads, born in 1939, criminal
trespass, 6 months probation, 180 days in
jail (80 suspended), fined $0; public indecen-
cy: expose intimate parts, probation 6 months,
180 days in jail (97 suspended), fined $0
DISTRICT COURT
Kenyon Miller, Sheridan and formerly of By-
ron, born in 1994, had two felony counts dis-
missed. Miller was charged after an incident
on Dec. 1, 2012, in which he allegedly creat-
ed a distraction so another male subject could
drive off with a 2003 Chevy Impala that did not
belong to either man. Miller was charged with
accessory before the fact and conspiracy to
commit felony larceny.
The motion to dismiss stated that Miller had
pleaded guilty to "an alternate charge" in cir-
cuit court. Miller was sentenced for unautho-
rized use of vehicle. He was sentenced to 365
days in the Big Horn County Detention Center
with 158 days suspended, fined $390 and or-
dered to pay $1,765.35 in restitution.
Misti D. Armstrong, 27, Lovell, was released
from the Big Horn County Detention Center on
Dec. 4, following a Writ of Habeas Corpus fil-
ing by her attorney. Armstrong was sentenced
on Oct. 22, 2013, but the judgment and sen-
tence was not filed with district court until Dec.
3. Armstrong was originally sentenced on two
counts of causing bodily injury to a peace offi-
cer for an incident on Nov. 23, 2011. She was
given deferred prosecution status but, accord-
ing to court documents, admitted on Aug. 20,
2013, to violating her probation order.
On Oct. 22, 2013, she was sentenced to
four to six years in the Wyoming Women's
Center. The sentence was suspended and she
was given a split sentence for one year in the
Big Horn County Detention Center with time
served for 480 days and then placed on five
years supervised probation. Her attorney ar-
gued in the writ that she was being "illegally"
detained since her time of incarceration had
already exceeded the one-year sentence.
The Rogelio Roy Rodriguez case was re-
manded back to circuit court.
Jason Getzfreid, now of Torrington, 20,
was placed on five years probation for failing
to notify the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office
of a change of address as a sexual offend-
er. The court documents stated that Getzfre-
id had been living in Otto and moved to Basin
in June 2013 but failed to register the change
of address.
The probation is to take effect following his
release from a sealed sexual assault case.
Getzfreid is listed on the sexual offender reg-
istry website, http:llwysors.dci.wyo.govl, as in-
carcerated in Torrington and the registration
states he was convicted Aug. 2, 2012, on sex-
ual abuse of a minor in the second degree.
Big Horn County Long Range Forecast
Thursday
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