PINEDALE — The suspect arrested last Thursday in connection with the July 2010 assault in Pinedale had his first appearance this afternoon in Sublette County Circuit Court. Thirty six year old Brian James McDonald of Pinedale was charged with five counts from the 2010 attack on Jacie Beth Rose. The charges presented to the court by Sublette County Attorney Neal Stelting are as follows:

Count One: Attempted murder in the first degree.
Count Two: Attempted murder in the second degree.
Count Three: Aggravated assault and battery.
Count Four: Possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent.
Count Five: Aggravated burglary.

Circuit Court judge Curt Haws set bond at one million dollars (cash only) and has scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case for Tuesday July 22nd. Mr. McDonald has requested a public defender be appointed to represent him.

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate similar assaults that occurred in 2012 and in May of this year. The Sublette County Attorney’s Office expects other charges to be filed against Mr. McDonald in the coming weeks.

-From a press release