A convicted child sex offender from Sundance who was serving prison time has died, according to a news release from the Wyoming Department of Corrections.
Luke Thomas Young, the 'Person of Interest' in the double-homicide that occurred in the late evening hours of August 9, 2022, was a participant in a work release program, but had an active warrant issued for his arrest.
Correction Officer Martin Maldonado Jr. from the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington was involved in an off-duty shooting in Scottsbluff, NE yesterday afternoon and remains hospitalized.
During separate searches, authorities found methamphetamine, a stolen revolver, a large sum of U.S. currency, multiple cell phones, and drug paraphernalia consistent with that used to use and distribute illegal drugs.
The Wyoming Department of Corrections recently announced that an inmate of the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington, Wyoming has died.
The Wyoming Women's Center in Lusk has increased its COVID-19 status to red after they reported 14 positive COVID-19 tests from 20% of their population.