(Wyoming) – The Department of Justice announced the following sentencing on October 13th for the following four individuals.
Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced Natosha Martin, 37, of Cody, on October 12, 2021, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. She received 37 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Martin was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $300.00 community restitution. The Postal Inspector with the United States Postal Service and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation investigated this case.
Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal sentenced Christopher Gross, 34, of Cheyenne, on September 30, 2021, for felon in possession of a firearm. He received 37 months of imprisonment to be followed by 37 months of supervised release. Gross was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case.
Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Edras Pantoja-Villafranca, 22, of San Francisco, California on February 12, 2021, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and aiding and abetting. Pantoja-Villafranca was arrested in Evanston, Wyoming. He received 70 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $200.00 in community restitution and a $100.00 special assessment. The Uinta County Sheriff’s Office and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case. Luis Ramon Medina-Saucedo was a co-conspirator in this case.
Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Luis Medina-Sauceda, 23, of Aurora, Colorado on February 12, 2021, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and aiding and abetting. Medina-Saucedo was arrested in Evanston, Wyoming. He received 70 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $200.00 in community restitution and a $100.00 special assessment. The Uinta County Sheriff’s Office and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case.