Alan Johnson

In a reminiscence, the judge wrote, "I yearn for the day where litigants seek their courts unburdened by the possibility of physical reprisal. That hope may be quixotic today."

Besides Casper police and the DCI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies in California and Arizona investigated the crime.

Shakeel and Nabeel Kahn are scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 1.

Shakeel Kahn is charged with 21 counts in a 23-count indictment including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and other drugs resulting in death.

About 90 potential jurors filled the benches on the courtroom of the second floor of the Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building and Courthouse, 111 S. Wolcott.

It's not a debate or a speech -- it's a fireside chat with opportunities for the audience to submit questions as well.

Some of the comments on stories about the Kahns show "a complete misunderstanding of the criminal justice system," such as "innocent unless proven guilty."

During his initial appearance in August, Wade told the court that he worked for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for four years.

In August 2016, Chavis entered a government office and allegedly took a 51-year-old man hostage with a box-cutter.

Shakeel and Lyn Kahn were arrested at their house on Thorndike Avenue in Casper on Nov. 30, 2016.