Laramie County Inmate Charged Again With Assaulting Jailer

For the second time in less than a month, a 36-year-old Cheyenne transient being held in the Laramie County Detention Center has been charged with assaulting a jailer.

According to a booking sheet, inmate Benjamin Louis Wilkinson at 2:33 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 was served with a warrant for assault and battery on a corrections or detention officer - propels any dangerous substance, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, up to a $5,000 fine, or both.

Laramie County Circuit Court Judge Antoinette Williams signed the warrant on Monday, Sept. 30.

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Wilkinson was seen on the felony charge on Wednesday, Oct. 2, during which Williams set his bond at $1,000 cash and his preliminary hearing was scheduled for Friday, Oct. 11 at 9 a.m.

As you may recall, Wilkinson appeared in Circuit Court on the same charge on Sept. 12 after reportedly spitting on a deputy because she wouldn't give him a pen.

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Wilkinson has been in jail since July 24 when he was arrested for interference with a peace officer - no injury and failure to stop in a crosswalk, both misdemeanors.

Please remember that all suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.