US EditionWyoming Man Indicted for Allegedly Hitting Wolf with Snowmobile, Bringing It to Bar and Killing It
Cody Roberts faces up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine after a grand jury indicted him for cruelty to animals following his actions with a muzzled wolf.
- This month, a Sublette County grand jury indicted Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming on one felony cruelty-to-animals charge after meeting in August and returning a `true bill`.
- After the Feb. 29, 2024 incident, Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming, allegedly ran over a juvenile wolf with a snowmobile, muzzled it, posed with it at the Green River Bar, and initially paid a $250 fine, which sparked global outrage.
- Under state law, felony animal cruelty is knowingly causing death or undue suffering, punishable by up to two years and a $5,000 fine under Section 6-3-1005; at least nine of the 12-person grand jury indicted Cody Roberts.
- Roberts will receive a summons for an initial court appearance where bond and counsel matters are set, while animal rights activists and conservation organizations flooded social media Wednesday praising the grand jury's indictment.
- Following legislative action in 2025, Wyoming passed a law criminalizing wildlife cruelty and convened a Treatment of Predators Working Group; Prosecutor Clayton Melinkovich requested a grand jury in June to subpoena witnesses, disputing Game and Fish's position on wolves.
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Wyoming man indicted for allegedly hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it to bar and killing it
A Wyoming grand jury has indicted a man on an animal cruelty charge after he allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and brought it into a bar before killing it.
Wyoming Man Indicted for Allegedly Hitting Wolf With Snowmobile, Bringing It to Bar and Killing It
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury nearly a year and a half after the incident.
Cody Roberts, Accused Daniel Wolf Abuser, Indicted For Felony Cruelty To Animals
A Sublette County grand jury on Wednesday greenlit the indictment of Daniel man Cody Roberts for cruelty to animals, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of $5,000, the county’s top prosecutor says.
Grand jury indicts Cody Roberts, infamous Wyoming wolf captor, on felony animal cruelty
Sublette County law enforcement officials announced today that a grand jury has indicted Cody Roberts for the charge of felony cruelty to animals, a crime that could put the Daniel resident in prison for up to two years. The announcement came in a press release that provided few details about the grand jury, which met behind closed doors and is confidential in nature. The 12-person panel, selected by the 9th District Court, met during the secon…
Wyoming man who posed with muzzled wolf in bar charged with animal cruelty
A Wyoming man who posed with a muzzled wolf in a bar was indicted this month by a grand jury for one charge of felony cruelty to animals, according to a news release from the Sublette County Prosecutor Clayron Melinkovich.Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyo., faces up to two years in prison or a $5,000 fine, if convicted, according to Melinkovich.In April 2024, the Cowboy State Daily posted a photo of Roberts online at the Green River Bar in Daniel with…
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