Interestingly enough, the lock and chain is gone from this corner, as Grende testified to in the criminal case.
After talking to the Missouri4 again, earlier this week, a couple things are clear to me:
1. It was the right thing to do setting up the gofundme and defending these guys, they are all good guys, salt of the earth hunters just looking to have good hunting.
2. They are incredibly thankful to all those that contributed to their defense. One of them still said it hits him, quite often, how those that contributed (and WYBHA) took a big chance on their defense.
3. They told us that there is a law in Wyoming that if you win a criminal case, your expenses (other than attorneys fees, of course) are reimbursed from the County Attorney. So, their expenses they incurred for having to travel to Rawlins for the criminal case, from Missouri and back home, are going to be paid and their attorney has submitted the paper work. They were also very clear that the money they receive for reimbursed travel expenses, will be going back into the gofundme account.
4. There is going to be a need for some additional funds for the civil case, although not nearly as much as the criminal case, because all 4 are being represented by one attorney.
5. Once that funding is deposited there will be and update with how the gofundme money was spent. Transparency is important to these guys.
If the civil case goes well, this could change things for hunters all across the West.
I want this one bad, real bad....