Wire burning leads to felony charges and hefty restitution

THERMOPOLIS — The combined efforts of Bureau of Land Management Wyoming, North Wind Construction Services, and the Hot Springs County Sherriff’s Office led to the conviction of two individuals charged with felony depredation of federal lands.

According to a BLM press release, in March 2018, the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office discovered two individuals planning to burn REDA cable, a system of...