Peters Receives 220 Days in Jail After Absconding

Cheyenne Laverne Peters, in custody, appeared in the Tenth Judicial District Court before Judge Thomas Stockard on August 20. Peters admitted to a Non-Technical Sentencing Violation for absconding from supervision. On October 31, Peters received probation on a suspended sentence of 220 days in jail on the Gross Misdemeanor charge of Conspiracy to Unlawfully Obtain and Use Personal Identifying Information to Avoid or Delay.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills told the court that Peters' probation officer, who could not attend court, recommended her probation be revoked. Mills noted that this probation officer is "one of the most hardworking officers you'll ever meet, and he wants everybody to succeed. He's tried working with Ms. Peters, but he has bent over backward with Ms. Peters." According to Mills, she has not given the slightest effort. "Nothing," Mills said, agreeing with Peter's PO that if she cannot even be bothered to check in once, she is not worthy of probation.

Churchill County Public Defender Jacob Sommer stated that on paper, the circumstances do not look great regarding Peters' behavior. He said this was his client's first time on probation. She has no other convictions and was transported to another jurisdiction. However, Sommer said, that is "not to excuse the fact that she didn't do what she needed to do."  

Sommer further said Peters has a brand-new perspective on things. He asked for probation reinstatement, with a 30-day sanction, to allow Peters to prove to the court that she can regain her good behavior by cooperating with Parole & Probation.  

Peters told the court she got her GED as ordered, and she now has a stable address and a new phone. She told Judge Stockard, "I'm trying."   

Stockard revoked Peter's probation, imposed the underlying sentence of 220 days, and granted credit for 59 days for time served. He remanded her to the custody of the Churchill County Sheriff for imposition of sentence.