17-Year-Old Casper Girl Accused of Stabbing Another Teen on Halloween

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information about the accused teen’s first court appearance Friday afternoon.

CASPER — A 17-year-old Casper girl made her first appearance in Casper Circuit Court on Friday to face a felony charge of stabbing another 17-year-old girl on Halloween night.

Gabriella Aultman appeared with her parents in the courtroom before Judge Kevin Taheri on a video screen at the Natrona County Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

Taheri told Aultman that he was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing another teenager and that the teenager read his victim’s initials.

He asked Aultman, who was charged as an adult, if he understood the charge against him.

“Yes, your honor,” he replied.

Aultman also told the judge that he was a senior at Roosevelt High School.

Natrona County Deputy District Attorney Joseph Cole asked the judge for $100,000 cash or surety bond.

“This was a deliberate act,” he said. “We believe he will be a danger to society if he is released on bail.”

When the judge asked Aultman what he wanted to say about his bond, Aultman replied, “I don’t know what that means.”

The judge announced the bond, and then the woman said she had nothing she wanted to say. Aultman also informed the court that he was on parole.

Aultman’s father said the bail amount would be concerning because it would prevent him from continuing counseling.

Judge Taheri agreed with Cole and set his bond at $100,000 cash or surety, telling Aultman that if he got out he would have no contact with the victim in the case and would remain in the custody of his family.

“Yes, your honor,” he replied.

What happened

Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Poplar Street around 9:30 p.m. Thursday and found a teenage girl with an apparent stab wound in her abdomen, the Casper Police Department said in a news release early Friday.

“Life-saving measures were initiated and the juvenile was transported to Banner Wyoming Medical Center in serious but stable condition,” CPD reported.

Police department spokeswoman Amber Freestone said the victim was also a Casper resident and could not provide any information other than what the department revealed in its initial report.

It says witnesses spotted a “suspicious vehicle,” which was quickly located and stopped by “partner law enforcement.” While there were 3 young people in the vehicle, the suspect was interrogated and arrested by detectives.

The aggravated assault charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A statement on the case was not immediately available.

The stabbing is the latest in a growing list of youth incidents involving guns and violence in the community.

• Police responded to an intervention young man shot Oct. 19 in the 3200 Block of Hamilton Way. A juvenile suspect has been identified, but no further information about the case has been released, including whether charges have been filed against the suspect.

• Casper police on Sept. 25 18-year-old suspect arrested In the July 4 shooting at Casper park, a male victim was sent to Banner Health Medical Center with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

• A 19-year-old pleaded not guilty Thursday in Natrona County District Court. pistol-whipping and shooting In the early hours of August 31.

• On August 12, a 15-year-old young man fired four times with a gun into a caravan where the residents were sleeping and said: “I hope I killed someone.”

• Allegedly a 15-year-old boy at the time He shot his ex-girlfriend in the head and killed her on May 14 next door to a park in Casper. Changes to the plea hearing are planned for this month.

• Two young people are waiting for the hearing The stabbing death of 14-year-old Bobby Maher on April 7.

Dale Killingbeck can be reached at [email protected].