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RIVERTON — The Riverton Police Department officer who fatally shot Anderson Antelope, 58, of Riverton, Sept. 21 at Walmart is on paid leave while the investigation into the incident is ongoing, Riverton Mayor Richard Gard said Saturday. “He’s doing really well, and he’s anxious to get back to work,” Gard said. “He’s a nice guy, and he really didn’t want to be involved with anything like that.” The officer has not yet been identified. The officer, who was not injured in the altercation, had been called to Walmart in response to a report of intox... Full story
RIVERTON — The Fremont County Coroner’s Office will hold a public inquest into the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Anderson Antelope, 58, of Riverton, on Saturday at Walmart. Officials said the Riverton Police Department officer who shot Antelope was not injured, despite being “stabbed… in the center of the chest” with a six-inch knife, according to a Monday statement from Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun. LeBrun said the knife failed to penetrate the officer’s body armor. Antelope then “continued the assault,... Full story
RIVERTON — After earning authorization last week from the Wyoming Community College Commission, Central Wyoming College will now seek approval from the Higher Learning Commission accrediting agency to offer a four-year Bachelor of Applied Science degree. The process will involve a site visit to the Riverton campus this winter, during which HLC representatives will meet with the CWC Board of Trustees and “other functional units around the college” to determine whether the BAS is appropriate for the school, according to previous reports. “This... Full story
RIVERTON — Plague and rabies both have been detected in Riverton animals. Three Riverton family dogs have tested positive for plague in the past two weeks, Riverton Police Department animal control officer Becki Weber said Sept. 5, and a bat found in town tested positive for rabies last week. Both diseases can spread to humans and may result in death without proper treatment. The recent plague diagnoses represent the first time the disease has been detected in Fremont County dogs, Weber said, noting that none of the cases were related. More c... Full story
RIVERTON — A public inquest into a fatal, officer-involved shooting that took place in January in Riverton will be held next month. No officers were injured in the Jan. 10 incident, which resulted in the death of Nicholas Garcia, 34, after an altercation with two agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun determined last month that he will not press charges against the officers involved. But Fremont County Coroner Mark Stratmoen said it is his agency's policy to convene a public inquest w...