CHEYENNE – A California woman arrested in Rawlins was sentenced on meth distribution charges.
Jennifer R. Sorrells, 34, of Fair Oaks, California, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 6, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Sorrells was arrested in Rawlins.
She received 135 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and a $100 special assessment.
This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.
Other Sentencings
Fernando Beltran-Mendoza, 50, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 2, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Beltran-Mendoza was arrested in Cheyenne. He received time served, plus ten days, was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Fermin Cortes-Cruz, aka Fernando Cortez-Zarate, 24, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 2, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Cortes-Cruz was arrested in Sheridan. He received time served, plus ten days, was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
