Deposition delays tying up Gipfert, Lundgren cases

Depositions are piling up in a pair of cases before Cheyenne County District Judge Derek Weimer, who presided over both status hearings Wednesday.

The cases of Nancy Gipfert, 55, Sidney, (Class II felony charge of intentional child abuse) and Corey Lundgren, 22, Sidney (three Class IIIA felony counts of driving under the influence of alcoholic liquor – causing serious bodily injury) are moving toward trials.

However, getting there is going to take more time, according to attorney Donald Miller, who is representing both defendants.

Gipfert’s hearing was held first, when Miller informed Weimer t...