Natrona County District Court

⚖ A man who was sentenced to 14–20 years in prison will have a new trial after the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that his right to remain silent was used against him in a court of law.

The five-day trial is scheduled for the week of Dec. 4.

Vincent Daniel Hayes killed his father William Johnson at his home on the night of Nov. 11-12, 2021.

Natrona County District Court Judge Catherine Wilking ruled that the prosecution failed to meet its burden of proof against Frank Berris.

Kevin Taheri has been a prosecutor in the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office since 2000.

Gary Shockey, the attorney for the Cardenas family, argued because the dogs were killed illegally, the Cardenas family should receive damages for emotional harm.

The case started in 2021 when police were called to investigate a baby taken to the Wyoming Medical Center and treated for a subdural hematoma.

The officer called for another unit and a K9 officer, which alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

Their sentencings are set for later this summer.

Early on Dec. 18, Joshua Crook was located and arrested at a local motel and has been in custody since then.