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At approximately 12:53 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024, the Sidney Police Department, Sidney Fire Department, and the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office responded to 1125 6th Avenue where there was a report made by a neighbor of a structure fire. At the time of the initial report, the occupant was on the premises, but not inside the dwelling. Tessa Kraus was subsequently arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Arson and two other charges.
SIDNEY--On Tuesday, July 9, there was a full docket of cases at the Cheyenne County District Court, but two are of great interest to the Cheyenne County Community. Judge Derek Weimer presided over both of these cases.
The first was a Status Hearing concerning Tessa Kraus. Kraus is facing three criminal counts, one for Second Degree Arson, the second for Terroristic Threats, and the third for Possession of a Destructive Device. All three charges are felonies, and Kraus faces up to nine years in prison.
The charges stemmed from an incident in the early hours of Sunday, April 14, when a house fir...
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