CASPER — A 47-year-old Casper man who in a police affidavit said he was “not worried about getting arrested” did not look too happy in Natrona County District Court at his arraignment Wednesday.
Casey Jackson is 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 lived.
He pleaded not guilty to two felonies and five misdemeanor charges in Natrona County District Court on Wednesday.
Casey Jackson shrugged his shoulders and looked up at his defense attorney, Marty Scott, during a brief consultation prior to the court hearing. He wore glasses and black sneakers along with his shackles and orange jail jumpsuit.
He then looked back down at the floor as he sat on a bench in the courtroom.
Jackson is charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery and one of property destruction worth $1,000 or more, both felonies. He is also charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, one of stalking and one of possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors.
During his arraignment before Judge Daniel Forgey, he stood beside Scott as the judge read the charges.
“Do you plead not guilty to the charges?” the judge asked.
“Yes sir,” he said.
Bond Reduced
Scott asked the judge to lower the bond from $75,000 cash or surety to $25,000 cash. Assistant District Attorney Elisabeth Grill had no objection, and the judge agreed.
Charges against Jackson stem from an incident just before 1 a.m. Sept. 20.
The Casper Police Department was called to the 700 block of Durbin Street, where a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend, Jackson, had “fired an arrow through her (male) friend’s kitchen window.”
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, a court affidavit states.
A neighbor in an apartment directly below the woman’s kitchen also later reported finding a bolt stuck above a window as well.
A Protection Order
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. Then, while walking dogs about 10 p.m. that night, she 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.
“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 aggravated assault and battery and property destruction charges carry 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.
Dale Killingbeck can be reached at dale@cowboystatedaily.com.
