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A Sheridan woman was arraigned on a felony drug distribution charge Tuesday in Fourth Judicial District Court. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
On or about February 7, 2025, 37-year-old Brittin Smith allegedly delivered and sold Xanax pills to an individual in Sheridan. The arrest was made in late March after agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation learned that Smith was selling Xanax regularly to one of the individuals who was under investigation by DCI for methamphetamine distribution in the Sheridan area.
Smith, at an arraignment hearing Tuesday in District Court, pleaded not guilty to the charge of delivery of a controlled substance – Xanax. District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a two-day, #2 stack jury trial to begin on September 22. A pretrial conference will be held August 26 at 10 am. Smith’s bond was continued under the same terms and conditions that were previously set in Circuit Court. If convicted, Smith faces a maximum of up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500.
Also from Tuesday’s District Court docket:
On March 26, 2025, 47-year-old Shad Bracken was pulled over by an officer with the Sheridan Police Department for speeding on Coffeen Avenue. A subsequent search of Bracken’s vehicle yielded illegal drugs. Bracken was arrested and booked into the Sheridan County Detention Center on four charges. At an arraignment hearing Tuesday in District Court, Bracken pleaded not guilty to the charges of felony possession of a controlled substance for allegedly possessing more than 3/10 of a gram of liquid Fentanyl; misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance for having Buprenorphine and Naloxone in pill or capsule form in an amount less than three grams; misdemeanor driving under the influence and misdemeanor driving with a cancelled, revoked or suspended license.
District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a three-day, #4 stack jury trial for September 22. A pretrial conference will take place August 26 at 10:30 am. Judge Phillips allowed a slight modification to Bracken’s bond, as it was changed from a $5,000 cash only bond to a $5,000 cash or surety bond. If convicted on all four counts, Bracken faces up to seven years of incarceration and fines of more than $6,000.
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Last modified: April 30, 2025