Two Men Convicted in Connection with Death of a Juvenile Girl Found Near Arapahoe

U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that two men have been convicted in U.S. federal district court in the death of a juvenile girl whose body was found near Arapahoe, Wyoming on April 7, 2010.

Robert Spoonhunter, 21, of Arapahoe, pled guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter before U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson on January 3, 2011. Spoonhunter is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Johnson on March 14, 2011.

On January 20, 2011, Kyrean Tillman, 19, of Arapahoe was found guilty of accessory after the fact (voluntary manslaughter) and sexual abuse of a minor after a three-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne. Tillman is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Johnson on March 31, 2011.

The investigation into the death of the female juvenile was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs/Wind River Police Department, the Riverton Police Department, the Riverton Fire Department, the Fremont County Sheriff's Department, and the Fremont County Coroner's Office.