CHEYENNE – An Evanston man received eight years in federal prison after being found guilty on possession of child pornography charges.
JC Christopher Pulham, 43, of Evanston, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on February 18, 2016, for possession of child pornography. He received 97 months imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $300 fine and a $100 special assessment.
He was arrested in June of 2015 in Evanston after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
According to court documents, the investigation began in April of 2015. It started as an attempt to identify people in Wyoming who were using the peer-to-peer software eDonkey to trade child pornography.
Court documents stated in an interview with investigators, Pulham admitted to  utilizing the software to download child pornography.
Other Federal Court Sentencings
Ricky Lee Good Left, 33, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on February 24, 2016, for felony child abuse. Good Left was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He received 16 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200 fine and a $100 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Patrick Dort, 44, of Odessa, New York, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on February 25, 2016, for failure to register as a sex offender. Dort was arrested in Ithaca, New York. He received 22 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200 fine and a $100 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service.
Robert James Ybarra, 28, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on February 24, 2016, on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine. Ybarra was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received 41 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.
Luke Horneck, 22, of Casper, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on February 23, 2016, for travel with intent to engage in illegal sexual conduct. Horneck was arrested in Casper. He received five months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,877.40 and a $100 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Casper Police Department, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Ashley Larae Tidzump, 33, of Fort Washakie, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on February 19, 2016, for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. Tidzump was arrested in Fort Washakie. She received 31 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Michael Miles, 67, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on February 18, 2016, for sexual contact with a minor. Miles was arrested in Las Vegas. He received 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a Victims of Trafficking Act special assessment of $5,000 and restitution in the amount of $514. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.