(Fremont County, WY) – Two residents from Fort Washakie and Ethete were recently sentenced in separate cases involving fentanyl distribution, according to a release shared by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The summaries of each case are below.
Whitney Wesaw, 25, of Fort Washakie, was sentenced to 142 days incarceration with three years’ supervised release to follow, for distribution of fentanyl and aiding and abetting drug distribution.
According to court documents, in January of 2024, agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) were conducting controlled purchases of illegal substances from known and suspected drug dealers on the Wind River Reservation. On Jan. 17 agents successfully purchased fentanyl from Wesaw.
Wesaw was indicted on July 18. She was arrested on Aug. 23 and subsequently detained. She pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 and U.S. District Court Judge Kelly H. Rankin imposed the sentence on Dec. 12, in Cheyenne. DCI and the FBI investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case.
Greyson Redman, 23, of Ethete, was sentenced to time served with three years’ supervised release to follow, for distribution of fentanyl.
According to court documents, in December 2023, agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) were conducting controlled purchases of illegal substances from known and suspected drug dealers on the Wind River Reservation. On Dec. 19, 2023, agents successfully purchased fentanyl from Redman.
Redman was indicted on July 18, brought into federal custody on July 30, pleaded guilty on Sept. 19, and Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence on Dec. 13, in Casper. DCI and the FBI investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case.