CHEYENNE – A Las Vegas man arrested in Uinta County in October of 2015 was sentenced to just over seven years after authorities found over 10,000 images depicting child pornography on his computer. The images were found after a search of his Evanston apartment.
Christopher Allen Ricketson, 33, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on May 6, 2016, for possession of child pornography. Ricketson was arrested in Uinta County. He received 88 months imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $4,000. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Other Sentencings
Martin James Goggles, 23, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on May 11, 2016, for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. Goggles was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He received 28 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $396.26. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Lily Jenny Washington, 46, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on May 10, 2016, for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Washington was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. She received 34 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Alonzo Cecil Burkes, 59, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on May 9, 2016, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Burkes was arrested in Laramie, Wyoming. He received 140 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $2,500. This case results from an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) joint investigation conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.
