Federal Judge Orders Casper Man Detained for Mental Health Checks
In September 2018, Federal Judge Alan Johnson found Chavis to be mentally incompetent to stand trial.
David Michael Chavis
Casper Man Who Threatened to Kill Judge Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
A Casper man was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening to kill a federal judge in 2017, according to a judge's verdict.
David Michael Chavis and federal prosecutors agreed that he sent a threatening letter to U...
Casper Man Who Threatened To Kill Federal Judge Found Mentally Incompetent
In August 2016, Chavis entered a government office and allegedly took a 51-year-old man hostage with a box-cutter.
Judge Ends Kidnapping Case After Finding Casper Man Incompetent For Trial
A doctor told Natrona County District Court that David Chavis' schizophrenia with paranoid delusional thinking has not changed and probably will not change.
UPDATE: Man Charged With Kidnapping Threatens To Kill Federal Judge In Casper
Natrona County Sheriff's Sgt. Aaron Shatto confirmed Thursday that the author of the threatening letters is the same David Michael Chavis being held at the county jail.