May 2023 jury trial set for party charged in August homicide in Riverton

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

(Lander, WY) – Following a criminal case management order filed on December 1, a jury trial has now been set on May 1, 2023 for Chasity Washington, one of three parties charged in the death of 31-year-old Ashley Dewey.

Dewey was found beaten, stabbed, and under a burning tire in a Riverton residence on August 24.

Washington pled “not guilty” to all charges filed against her at her November 29 arraignment hearing, resulting in the scheduling of the jury trial.

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Those charges include accessory before the fact to murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, and firearm theft; all felonies.

County 10 will provide further updates for Washington, as well as the other two suspected parties, when they become available.

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