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Scott Justin Newman with rack he stole from WY GFD office
WY warden with rack before theft
SHERIDAN G&F OFFICE POACHED; VIOLATOR PLEADS GUILTY AND SENTENCED
WGFD
1/10/03
Contact: Warren Mischke (307) 672-7418
For Immediate Release
SHERIDAN -- A report from concerned citizens has resulted in a Sheridan man receiving fines for felony possession of stolen property, which included several items taken from the Sheridan Regional Game and Fish Office. Scott Justin Newman, 43, operator of ServiceMaster Cleaning of Sheridan pleaded guilty to felony possession of stolen property and was sentenced Dec. 19 by Fourth District Judge John Brackley.
Newman was fined $1057.50 for payment of a stolen white-tailed deer rack from the G&F Office and payment for the remainder of stolen G&F Visitor Center clothing items that were not recovered.
In addition, he paid $200 to the Victims Compensation Fund and was assessed $10 court costs. Newman was sentenced to 1½ - 3 years at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, which was suspended to 3 years supervised probation ending Dec. 18, 2005.
G&F officers executed a search warrant on Newman’s residence based on probable cause in an ongoing wildlife case and discovered stolen merchandise. Evidence was transferred to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department and the Sheridan Police Department. The police interviewed several other Sheridan businesses that were being cleaned by Newman’ s business. Other business reported missing items in addition to those from G&F Office.
Newman was arrested Feb. 27 and released on $2,000 bond.
Through the wildlife investigation several other charges have been filed. Jesse Newman, 19, Scott Newman’s son received six separate charges involving the poaching of five trophy class deer. Debra Newman, 44, Scott Newman’s wife, had been charged for transfer of license. Cody Warnke, 19, was charged and pleaded guilty to transferring his deer license to Jesse Newman to tag an illegally taken deer. And Justin Kioltiska, 25, former owner of Wildcat Taxidermy, was charged and pleaded guilty to a taxidermy violation relating to an illegally taken white-tailed deer involving Jesse and Scott Newman.
Jesse Newman faces fines and restitution on the deer charges totaling up to $20,500, loss of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 25 years and /or imprisonment up to 3 1/2 years in the county jail.
Sheridan Region Wildlife Investigator Scott Adell says, “This investigation, initiated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, is just another factor providing evidence that people committing wildlife crimes are probably committing other crimes against the state of Wyoming. Cooperating law enforcement agencies along with assistance from concerned citizens can stop people from being victims of crime.”
Adell also thanked Sheridan game wardens Terry Cram and Alan Osterland, other G&F employees, Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department, Sheridan Police Department and especially Sheridan County Prosecuting Attorney, Stu Healy and staff, for their assistance in the investigation.
WY warden with rack before theft
SHERIDAN G&F OFFICE POACHED; VIOLATOR PLEADS GUILTY AND SENTENCED
WGFD
1/10/03
Contact: Warren Mischke (307) 672-7418
For Immediate Release
SHERIDAN -- A report from concerned citizens has resulted in a Sheridan man receiving fines for felony possession of stolen property, which included several items taken from the Sheridan Regional Game and Fish Office. Scott Justin Newman, 43, operator of ServiceMaster Cleaning of Sheridan pleaded guilty to felony possession of stolen property and was sentenced Dec. 19 by Fourth District Judge John Brackley.
Newman was fined $1057.50 for payment of a stolen white-tailed deer rack from the G&F Office and payment for the remainder of stolen G&F Visitor Center clothing items that were not recovered.
In addition, he paid $200 to the Victims Compensation Fund and was assessed $10 court costs. Newman was sentenced to 1½ - 3 years at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, which was suspended to 3 years supervised probation ending Dec. 18, 2005.
G&F officers executed a search warrant on Newman’s residence based on probable cause in an ongoing wildlife case and discovered stolen merchandise. Evidence was transferred to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department and the Sheridan Police Department. The police interviewed several other Sheridan businesses that were being cleaned by Newman’ s business. Other business reported missing items in addition to those from G&F Office.
Newman was arrested Feb. 27 and released on $2,000 bond.
Through the wildlife investigation several other charges have been filed. Jesse Newman, 19, Scott Newman’s son received six separate charges involving the poaching of five trophy class deer. Debra Newman, 44, Scott Newman’s wife, had been charged for transfer of license. Cody Warnke, 19, was charged and pleaded guilty to transferring his deer license to Jesse Newman to tag an illegally taken deer. And Justin Kioltiska, 25, former owner of Wildcat Taxidermy, was charged and pleaded guilty to a taxidermy violation relating to an illegally taken white-tailed deer involving Jesse and Scott Newman.
Jesse Newman faces fines and restitution on the deer charges totaling up to $20,500, loss of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 25 years and /or imprisonment up to 3 1/2 years in the county jail.
Sheridan Region Wildlife Investigator Scott Adell says, “This investigation, initiated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, is just another factor providing evidence that people committing wildlife crimes are probably committing other crimes against the state of Wyoming. Cooperating law enforcement agencies along with assistance from concerned citizens can stop people from being victims of crime.”
Adell also thanked Sheridan game wardens Terry Cram and Alan Osterland, other G&F employees, Sheridan County Sheriff’s Department, Sheridan Police Department and especially Sheridan County Prosecuting Attorney, Stu Healy and staff, for their assistance in the investigation.
