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BRAY DEVEREAUX PHOTOS
Darla Murray, 90, and her daughter, Linda, of Powell were busy browsing the large selection of
antique jewelry for sale at the Dearer Festival Saturday. The fest featured live entertainment
throughout the day, along with vendors, kids activities, demonstrations and more.
Ken Chrissley, president of the Wind River Cowboy
Association, was one of many performers to deliver
cowboy poetry at the Deaver Festival Saturday. Some of
the stories told were serious and others were humorous,
but they all offered a real-life look at cowboys.
Hunt petition hearing ..°
Petition hearing centers on NCIC report and DUS prosecution
BY KARLA POMEROY
The majority of evidence and testimo-
ny at last Wednesday's hearing on the peti-
tion to remove Big Horn County Attorney
Georgia Antley Hunt from office centered
on three of the five allegations -- the NCIC
report on Petitioner Letitia Abromats, the
"vindictive prosecution" of Abromats and
an order to show cause filed against Clerk
Dori Noyes. The three allegations are all
part of federal lawsuits filed by the Abro-
matses.
The NCIC report of Abromats was gen-
erated after Abromats sued Don and Bren-
daVoodfor wltC/'believed to be libel-
ous siatementsffmde in a victim impact
statement regarding an accident involving
Abromats and the Woods' son.
Hunt testified she wanted to assist the
Woods in finding an attorney and contacted
a friend from law school. She provided her
with a criminal history of Abromats that
she obtained through the NCIC database.
Hunt, according to testimony and docu-
ments submitted at the hearing, also ran
an NCIC chbck for Philip Abromats on Tom
Grime when Abromats had filed a civil suit
against Grime.
Hunt testified, "At that time my opin-
ion was such records were public record. I
have subsequently learned that NCIC in-
formation is restricted."
Abromats alleges a violation of federal
statute in the petition. Testimony showed
that after a Wyoming Division of Criminal
Investigation hearing no charges have ever
been filed against Hunt.
Hunt, through attorney Larry Jones,
entered into evidence a deposition taken for
the federal suit of John O. Housel of Cody,
who testified, according to Jones, that he
saw nothing improper with what Hunt did
and would have done the same thing. Hou-
sel is a former prosecutor and circuit court
judge.
Abromats also entered into evidence a
deposition of their expert witness, Cleve-
land State University Professor David R.
Barnhizer, who stated Hunt's actions were
a breach of professi0nal:rules :of conduct. -
She also entered into evidence eri-
can Bar Association codes of conduct re-
garding conflicts of interest.
VINDICTIVE PROSECUTION
Abromats alleges misconduct by Hunt
for refiling a Greybull Municipal Court ci-
tation for third offense driving under sus-
pension that was issued by then Big Horn
County Sheriffs Deputy Matt Miller. The
citation had been previously dismissed by
Greybull Attorney Scott McColloch.
Abromats testified that she believes
the case was refiled after she wrote a letter
criticizing Hunt and Miller in the newspa-
pers. She said her letter was published Dec.
6, 2007, and e-mails from Hunt to Randy
Royal regarding refiling the DUS citation
began on Dec. 10, 2007.
Hunt testified that Abromats could
have been arrested on the third DUS cita-
tion but that she chose to issue a summons.
She said that she prosecuted the case be-
cause there had been a violation of the law
with no consequences.
Abromats said she spent about 40 hours
in jail after her initial arrest on the charge
until her court appearance.
There was a lot of testimony and docu-
ments submitted regarding Abromats' first
two citations and the third citation, and
whether Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper
BJ Kidgell told her that she could not drive
after issuing the second citation.
She also testified that her license was
suspended due tea clerical error of not en -
tering her payment in a timely manner at
the circuit court.
When asked why she did not get her li-
cense reinstated after her first offense in
March, she said she was not able to talk to a
prosecutor. The reinstatement fee was paid
and her license was reinstated, thanks to
the efforts of attorney John Worrall, within
48 hours after receiving her third DUS ci-
tation, Abromats said.
Jones submitted into evidence a letter
from McColloch to Miller stating that un-
der certain conditions he would reconsider
refiling the citation.
In questioning Hunt, Jones asked her
if she treated the DUS case any different
than others and she said no. She testified
she did not refile because of the letters.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
A third allegation related to an or-
der to show cause filed against Big Horn
County Clerk Dori Noyes on a civil suit the
Abromatses filed on behalf of Sam Rho-
des against Miller, et al. Noyes had been
served with a subpoena to turn over docu-
ments showing the layout of the Big Horn
County Jail. On the advice of Hunt, through
an e-mail submitted into evidence, she did
not comply with the subpoena. An order to
show cause on why she did not abide by the
subpoena was served on June 24, 2008.
Noyes, during testimony last week,
said she was afraid of getting hauled off
to jail .if something wasn't filed. She said
she :hd didul contacting Hunt and fi
nally contaff'Local Government Liabil-
ity Pool attorney Richard Rideout, who was
representing the Sheriffs Office in the suit.
Rideout told her it would be taken care of.
According to testimony and documents
submitted at the hearing, an order quash-
ing the subpoena was filed July 25, 2008.
The deadline to file an answer for the order
to show cause was July 29.
Noyes said she did not recall who told
her she would go to jail. The order to show
cause makes no reference to a possible ar-
rest.
Hunt testified that she did not want to
comply with the subpoena because of secu-
rity concerns in making layout plans of the
jail public record.
When asked if there was ever any
chance of Noyes being arrested, she said
"No."
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