Two individuals have recently been sentenced in cases involving serious offenses as part of activities in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Wyoming.
Joshua Roye Dunn, 36, from Sheridan, Wyoming, received a 36-month supervised probation sentence for possessing an unregistered firearm. The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the Sheridan Police Department. Paige Hammer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuted the case. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Dunn on March 26 in Cheyenne. Dunn was initially indicted on July 18, 2024, and subsequently pleaded guilty on December 13, 2024.
In a separate case, Cesar Antancio Torres-Cazares, 36, from La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He was also sentenced to time served for illegal reentry into the United States. Torres-Cazares, who will be deported following his imprisonment, was implicated in a cocaine drug trafficking organization in Jackson, Wyoming. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation initiated the probe, which led to a controlled buy from Torres-Cazares and revealed large cocaine quantities at his residence. After his arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was contacted as Torres-Cazares was not a U.S. citizen and had not applied for reentry after previous removal. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Seth Griswold and Cameron J. Cook. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson handed down the sentence on March 26 in Cheyenne.
The United States Attorney’s Office representing the federal government in Wyoming is involved in various programs to enhance community safety. These include Project Safe Childhood, aimed at countering technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children, and Operation Take Back America, focused on combating illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations. The office also supports victims through its Victim Witness Program, ensuring they are treated with compassion, fairness, and respect.
The public is encouraged to report federal crimes via https://www.justice.gov/actioncenter/report-crime.