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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Tuesday, March 24th. I'm Mac Watson.

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Big Horn County's top prosecutor is asking for a trial date in the case of a man accused of force-feeding a 15-year-old girl Adderall before sexually assaulting her and evading law enforcement for two months. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Anthony Pease faces four counts of first degree sexual assault and numerous other charges.

"It started as a manhunt. He was on the loose for more than two months after the whole garage clash episode and get-away. He's accused of force feeding this girl Adderall drugs throughout the day and then forcing her to perform sex acts in the evening in a garage. And the documents say that when he went outside to use the bathroom, she texted a 16-year-old boy that she's friends with, and he and his mother went to the garage to confront the man."

Pease faces two felony theft charges — each punishable by up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines; plus four counts of first degree sexual assault (between five and 50 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines), as well as other charges.

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Fire season has come early to Wyoming. All but one horse survived in Green River on Sunday as corrals were opened and horses let loose in the Scotts Bottom Fire. Cowboy State Daily's Kate Meadows also reports that a fire near Lovell continues to burn.

"The Scotts Bottom fire in Green River burned 40 acres. It burned overnight Saturday into Sunday, and was put out on Sunday. However, on Monday, firefighters were still putting out hot spots in the area the fires affected. Eight to 10 corrals, three structures received fire damage, and one horse died in the fires. The Kane Fire in Lovell started around the same time that the Scotts Bottom fire did on the other side of the state. It has burned over 1900 acres and is about 10% contained as of Monday afternoon, and that cause is still under investigation."

Burn restrictions were in place due to dry, warm and windy conditions in Big Horn County. A media post from the Big Horn County Fire Warden reads, "Please, no burning. Our firefighters are spread thin and are all tired."

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A 41-year-old Cheyenne-area man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 10-month-old girl told a judge Monday that he couldn't afford a million-dollar bond. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that the district attorney had asked for $500,000, and the judge doubled that to $1 million.

"What was interesting about Monday's initial hearing was that number one, the district attorney showed up herself to this, but I guess it's not as surprising when it's a first degree murder charge, and when it came time to talk about bond. What should his bond be set at? She asked the judge for $500,000 cash bond. What that means is you got to put up $500,000 cash to make your bond. And when she said that, Mr. Haney kind of blurted out that, 'Hey, I can't, I can't afford that!' And the judge responded, 'Well, the bond, we don't set bond based on what people, what defendants, can afford.'"

If convicted of first-degree murder, John Haney could get life in prison. The death penalty isn't a consideration in this case because there's no evidence of premeditation, District Attorney Sylvia Hackl told Cowboy State Daily after Monday's initial appearance.

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