In arguing that a 16-year-old girl accused of shooting two young men at a rural Sweetwater County bonfire in February should go to trial in adult, not juvenile court, a prosecutor pointed to her alleged ties to a biker gang.
Addisyn Rain Marie Fisher is scheduled for a May 14 hearing in Sweetwater County District Court, to argue through her attorney Nathan Jeppsen that her case should transfer to the juvenile court. Wyoming juvenile court focuses on rehabilitation, and any sentence it issues expires when a defendant turns 21.
The adult-level court, conversely, could sentence Fisher for up to 10 years in prison on each of the two counts of aggravated assault she now faces, if she’s convicted.
Jeppsen argued in a March written filing that Fisher is a good student who likely acted in self-defense the night of Feb. 1.
On that night, court documents allege, she shot 18-year-old Billie Majdic in the hand, and Jason Austin Jorgensen Jr., 26, in the wrist. The men were fighting Fisher’s boyfriend Cody Hopper, 20, after Hopper had rear-ended one of the alleged victim’s trucks, court documents say.
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
Sweetwater County Deputy Attorney Alex Breckenridge last Wednesday conceded that Fisher appears to be a good student, carrying a 3.7 grade-point average and planning to graduate early this May – but argued that her GPA speaks to her adult-level sophistication.
Breckenridge also wrote that a biker gang attended Fisher’s initial appearance after she was charged.
“The defendant’s stepfather is James King,” wrote the prosecutor. “The State believes he is the president of the local chapter of the Sons of Silence, which is an openly ‘1%’ outlaw motorcycle gang.’”
The American Motorcycle Association adopted the term “1%” in the 1940s to distinguish the motorcycle club populations who are not law-abiding from the supposed 99% who are.
King is charged with intimidation on claims he tried to intimidate a victim and potential witness in Fisher’s case.
He declined in a March phone call to comment to Cowboy State Daily.
According to Breckenridge’s filing, Sons of Silence members attended Fisher’s initial court appearance in matching attire.
“These individuals appear to be her support system,” the prosecutor wrote.
Jeppsen countered in a comment to Cowboy State Daily, saying, “She is not a member and has no interest in the Sons of Silence. She doesn’t have any knowledge of (King’s) pending case and cannot comment on it.”
The defense attorney also pointed to Fisher’s academic success and lack of criminal history, and said she has a pending scholarship to Montana State University.
Beyond that, Jeppsen declined to comment, saying he’ll file a written reply to Breckenridge’s points in the coming days.
‘Business Was Handled. Amen’
Breckenridge’s filing says Fisher “is believed to have had” a text exchange with a peer in which she seemed giddy about the shooting.
“Sum insane arguing,” the peer texted, according to Breckenridge’s filing. “U just get shot at”
“No I didn’t but people f***ed around,” Fisher responded, allegedly.
“Swear there was gun shots then everyone just dipped,” the peer answered.
“There was gun shots,” wrote Fisher, according to the filing. “But I didn’t get shot at lol.”
The peer reportedly answered: “O shi.”
The filing says Fisher then texted, “We were there to handle business, business was handled. Amen.”
A Snapchat
Breckenridge wrote that Fisher tried to solicit an alibi from another peer who was not at the bonfire, writing a detailed list of places Fisher supposedly was with the peer that night.
“I was with you until 11:30. We went to McDonalds before then and when we got back to your house, I told you I needed to go be with my dogs,” Fisher allegedly wrote. “I have not been with Hopper since two days ago.”
The prosecutor pointed to a 2021 Wyoming Supreme Court case in which the high court ruled that a juvenile’s attempts to avoid detection weighs against her transfer to juvenile court.
“It also shows she understands what she did wrong,” added the prosecutor.
Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.
