Feddern-Wiles Sentenced to 1–4 Years for Firearm and Drug Possession

Joshua Vernon Patrick Feddern-Wiles, in custody, appeared before Judge Thomas Stockard in the Tenth Judicial District Court in Fallon on March 24.

Joshua Vernon Patrick Feddern-Wiles, in custody, appeared for sentencing on a Category C Felony of attempting to possess a firearm as an ex-felon and Category E Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Feddern-Wiles also failed to appear for a sentencing hearing in July 2025.

Brenda Ingram with Court Services said Feddern-Wiles was admitted to New Frontier Treatment Center in May 2025, left, was readmitted, and left again. She said he violated Court Services on July 10, 2025, and a sentencing hearing was set for July 13. On that date, Feddern-Wiles was outside the courthouse but refused to enter, could not provide a test, and fled when deputies attempted to bring him inside. He was later taken into custody in March 2026 and again refused to test.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills argued Feddern-Wiles had been given multiple opportunities, including drug court, but failed to comply and was not amenable to probation. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the state agreed to concurrent sentences.

Defense attorney Charles Woodman asked the court to follow the recommendation for concurrent sentences. Woodman said the firearm involved was not used or brandished, but was a long gun in a case in the back of a truck Feddern-Wiles was driving while helping his employer move.

Woodman also addressed the failure to appear, saying, “We were here for sentencing. He was here for sentencing. I remember the day. He panicked,” noting his client’s child was about to be born. Woodman said Feddern-Wiles is now working, raising his child, and has a job waiting for him.

The defense asked for a sentence at the low end.

Feddern-Wiles told the court, “I'm a drug addict,” and said he did not begin to address his addiction until his child was born. He acknowledged his actions and said, “I gotta sit down, and I gotta take this … I just want to do my time and get out if that's what it is.” He added he is trying to change and wants to be present in his children’s lives.

Judge Stockard sentenced Feddern-Wiles to 19–48 months in prison on the Category C felony and 12–48 months on the Category E felony, to run concurrently. Judge Stockard said he considered probation but declined to grant it based on the defendant’s history of noncompliance.