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Diahuebs 1 Juli 2021

Wyoming man accused of torching toddler has bail set at $1M

ing to a police investigative the affidavit said. The boy morning when Orona called
affidavit filed in court. died two to four hours before and said Athian was missing.
he was found of blunt force Police said they went to an
The boy’s injuries included trauma, lack of oxygen to the address where Lamb previ-
numerous abrasions and brain, or both, the coroner ously lived but that he had
bruises on his head, back, concluded. moved out in August 2020,
chest, belly and arms — and court documents said.
burns to his groin consistent Orona told police that Lamb
with a butane torch found in was watching her three chil- And several taxi companies
the apartment where the boy dren the night before her son contacted by investigators re-
lived, according to a summa- was killed while she worked ported no record of a trip that
ry of the coroner’s findings in a sandwich shop shift, court day to Orona’s apartment,
the affidavit. documents said. police alleged in court docu-
ments.
The details about the boy’s She told investigators she
injuries and cause of death arrived home at about 3:30 Lamb was arrested and jailed
were not revealed until this a.m. and was later awakened after Athian’s body was found
week, when the police affida- by Lamb, who wanted her to but on unrelated charges. He
(AP) — A Wyoming man enter a plea to one count of vit was made public in court. drive her daughter to school faced bond revocation related
accused of burning a tod- first-degree murder and 10 a few minutes away because to a 2020 charge of felony
dler with a butane torch, counts of child abuse in the Lamb had been living with the girl was running late, ac- strangulation of Orona and
killing him and disposing death of 2-year-old Athian the boy’s mother, Kassandra cording to the documents. with misdemeanor property
of his body in an apart- Rivera. Orona, and her three chil- destruction and interfering
ment complex dumpster dren in the apartment, Orona After Orona and Lamb got with a peace officer.
in February has had his Lamb could face the death told investigators, according back, Orona told investiga-
bail set at $1 million. penalty but prosecutors have to the affidavit. tors that she went back to Orona had missed a hearing
not said if they plan to seek it. bed. Lamb woke her up just in that case last summer and
Bail was set for Wyatt Dean Orona and Lamb used the after 12 p.m., saying Athian had been prohibited from
Lamb, the boyfriend of the Athian went missing on two-burner butane torch to was missing, according to her living with Orona, the Wyo-
girl’s mother, after he made Feb. 19, triggering a search smoke marijuana, she told account provided to investi- ming Tribune Eagle reported.
his first court appearance that ended about two hours investigators. gators.
Tuesday in Cheyenne when later with the discovery of Lamb’s attorney, Ericka
he was formally informed of his body wrapped in a sheet, The size and shape of the Lamb told police he returned Smith, didn’t immediate-
the charges he faces. blanket and five trash bags in torch’s burners “appeared to his apartment after Orona ly return a phone message
a dumpster near the apart- very similar to the shape and got home from work but Wednesday seeking comment
Lamb, 27, was not asked to ment where he lived, accord- size of the burns on Athian,” returned by taxi later that her client’s case.

House votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection

(AP) — The House is Trump’s role — and Scalise Officer Brian Sicknick, who second time for telling his
poised to launch a new and McCarthy have declined McCarthy is facing pressure collapsed and later died after supporters just before the
investigation of the Jan. to say whether Republicans to take the investigation se- engaging with the protesters. insurrection to “fight like
6 Capitol insurrection on will even participate. riously from police officers He was sprayed with chemi- hell” to overturn his defeat to
Wednesday with expected who responded to the attack cal irritants, but a medical Biden.
approval of a special com- Pelosi moved to form the as well as from Democrats examiner determined he died
mittee to probe the vio- committee after Senate Re- and even some of his fellow of natural causes. Pelosi has not yet said who
lent attack. publicans blocked the cre- Republicans. Officers who will lead the panel, but one
ation of a separate indepen- responded that day, including Fanone and Dunn met with possibility is House Home-
The panel would be led by dent and bipartisan panel Metropolitan Police Officers McCarthy on Friday and land Security Committee
Democrats, with House that would have been evenly Michael Fanone and Daniel asked him to take the House Chair Bennie Thompson, D-
Speaker Nancy Pelosi ap- split between the parties and Hodges and Capitol Police investigation seriously. Fa- Miss. Thompson said Tues-
pointing a chairperson and at modeled after a commission Officer Harry Dunn were none said he asked McCarthy day that it would be an honor
least eight of the committee’s that investigated the 9/11 ter- expected to attend the vote in for a commitment not to put to serve as chair and that it’s
13 members. The resolution rorist attacks. the House Gallery, according “the wrong people” on the Pelosi’s call if she wants to
up for a vote gives Pelosi a to Pelosi’s office. panel, a reference to those in have a say on the Republican
possible say in the appoint- The speaker has said that it the GOP who have down- members.
ment of the other five mem- was her preference to have an Dozens of officers suffered played the violence and de-
bers as well, directing that independent panel lead the injuries as Trump’s support- fended the insurrectionists.
they will be named “after inquiry, but that Congress ers pushed past them and He said McCarthy told him
consultation” with House could not wait any longer to broke into the building to he would take his request se-
Republican leader Kevin Mc- begin a deeper look at the in- interrupt the certification of riously.
Carthy. surrection. President Joe Biden’s victory.
Fanone has described being Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah,
Most Republicans are ex- The GOP role in the probe, dragged down the Capitol has also publicly pressured
pected to oppose the panel. and the appointments to the steps by rioters who shocked McCarthy. “I hope he ap-
In a memo to all House Re- panel, could help determine him with a stun gun and beat points people who are seen as
publicans late Tuesday, No. whether the committee be- him. Hodges was crushed be- being credible,” he said Sun-
2 House Republican Steve comes a bipartisan effort or a tween two doors. And Dunn day on CNN.
Scalise urged his members tool of further division. Two has said that rioters yelled ra-
to vote against the resolu- Senate committees issued a cial slurs and fought him in Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a
tion, saying the committee bipartisan report with secu- what resembled hand to hand Trump ally, said it’s possible
“is likely to pursue a partisan rity recommendations ear- combat as he held them back. Republicans will just choose
agenda” in investigating the lier this month, but it did not not to be involved.
siege by former President examine the origins of the Also expected in the gallery
Donald Trump’s supporters. siege, leaving many unan- were Gladys Sicknick and Trump was twice impeached
Republicans want to move on swered questions about the Sandra Garza, the mother by the House and twice ac-
from the insurrection — and events of the day. and partner of Capitol Police quitted by the Senate, the