A Wyoming man who gained international notoriety after he displayed a wounded wolf at a local bar has avoided potential prison time under a plea agreement made public Wednesday.
With a March 9 trial date fast approaching, and after a judge denied his bid to get the case dismissed, Cody Roberts consented to pleading either guilty or no-contest to a single felony count of cruelty to an animal.
If convicted on the state charge, Roberts had faced a potential sentence of two years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
The plea agreement reached between Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich and defense attorney Robert Piper, and signed by Roberts on Feb. 18, has both sides recommending a sentence of 18 months of probation and payment of a $1,000 fine. Roberts will also be liable for paying a $300 victim compensation surcharge.
