A 47-year-old Casper man accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the kitchen window and another into siding above the window of a north Casper apartment where his ex-girlfriend lives faces multiple criminal charges in Casper Circuit Court.
Casey W. Jackson is charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery, a felony; and three counts of reckless endangerment, one of stalking, one of possession of a controlled substance and one count of property destruction less than $1,000 — all misdemeanors.
During at initial appearance before Judge Kevin Taheri on Friday, Natrona County Assistant District Attorney Ashlee Neves told the judge that “there was a protection order and Mr. Jackson was firing arrows at the victim.”
Jackson, who appeared on video from the Natrona County jail, said the incident is “nothing what it is made out to be. This is all alleged.”
Police Affidavit
An arrest affidavit made available Monday shows what is alleged is that just before 1 a.m. Sept. 20, the Caper Police Department was called to the 700 block of Durbin Street.
A woman there reported that her ex-boyfriend, Jackson, had “fired an arrow through her (male) friend’s kitchen window.”
The woman “advised she had been receiving threatening messages all day from Jackson,” the affidavit states.
A responding Casper officer found where three-blade broadhead crossbow bolts had entered the home through a kitchen window with a shaft on the floor. Part of the bolt was stuck in the kitchen wall that divided the kitchen and living room, the affidavit states.
A neighbor, in an apartment directly below the kitchen, later reported finding a bolt stuck above their window as well.
During an interview with the 32-year-old female, police were told she had been in a relationship with Jackson that ended Sept. 8 and that she was afraid of him.
She got a protection order just hours before the incident on Sept. 19.
Prior to going to court, the woman said she received a voicemail from Jackson threatening her and while walking dogs about 10 p.m. that night saw Jackson in a black Ram truck leaving an alley behind the Durbin residence, the affidavit states.
The woman told police that she was advised by a friend that Jackson had texted the friend about killing the man at the Durbin Street residence and maybe her as well.
Not Worried About Arrest
“I don’t worry about getting arrested, just served, right,” the affidavit states he allegedly wrote. “She shouldn’t have done that, she is in deep, deep trouble, she might just want to leave town if she knows what’s good for her. I’m so mad I’m definitely gonna make it worthwhile, it will definitely be in the news.”
The female victim said she was in a bedroom at the time of the incident, while the 36-year-old man and two friends were on a porch when she heard a loud bang and glass breaking. She alerted the others and then called police, the affidavit states.
The victim told police that she knew Jackson had a crossbow because she had seen and shot it in the past.
Police found Jackson at his residence in Casper.
He told them he knew about a temporary protection order filed against him by the female but had never received a permanent one. He told officers he owned a crossbow but had lent it to a friend. There was a white Ram pickup at his residence that was cold to the touch and Jackson said it did not work and he had been getting rides from a coworker who had a black Ram.
Police found packaging in a trash for Ravin 400-grain arrows, the same brand and type as what was found at the Durbin Street address.
Meanwhile, a second Casper officer found a black Ram truck with the engine bay and tires still warm parked about a quarter mile from Jackson’s residence. The officer observed a Ravin crossbow on the rear passenger floorboard and a crossbow crank on the floor.
A search of the truck also found suspected meth, the affidavit states.
Jackson denied any involvement in shooting the crossbow or knowledge of the drugs in the truck.
The female also reported five incidents starting from Sept. 10 through Sept. 19 of being harassed by Jackson.
In one incident Sept 11, she said Jackson texted her that she was “standing outside smoking, ha-ha easy.” She said when she went to her car, she found her windshield smashed.
Neves noted that Jackson has an extensive criminal record and had been convicted of aggravated burglary in 2021.
Judge Taheri set bond at $75,000 cash or surety.
The aggravated assault and battery charge carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The three reckless endangerment charges carry penalties of up to one year in jail, and the stalking charge a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine or both.
The possession of a controlled substance charge carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 while the property destruction charge carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine or both.
Dale Killingbeck can be reached at dale@cowboystatedaily.com.
