TORRINGTON – Mack Downey, of Hawk Springs, pleaded not guilty Monday to a slew of felony charges that could net him up to 45 years in the Wyoming prison system.
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TORRINGTON – Mack Downey, of Hawk Springs, pleaded not guilty Monday to a slew of felony charges that could net him up to 45 years in the Wyoming prison system.
Downey is charged with felony counts of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery and unlawful entry into an unoccupied structure after allegedly entering a home in Hawk Springs last fall and attacking the occupants before he fled after being attacked with a garden hoe.
During his arraignment hearing before Judge Patrick Korell in the Eight Judicial District Court, Downey’s attorney, David MacDonald, argued for a reduced bond for his client. Downey’s original bond was set at $1.3 million, but MacDonald argued for a personal recognizance bond.
“Mr. Downey has lived in Hawk Springs for 25 years,” MacDonald said. “He’s also on disability. I don’t know that he could come up with anything. He’s requesting to be released so he could live in his home in Hawk Springs.”
Deputy Goshen County Attorney Jeremiah Sandburg argued against the bond modification, as Downey’s case was delayed in Goshen County because he was on parole for a previous violent crime in Colorado when the incident occurred.
“They revoked him,” Sandburg said. “In addition, the victims live in the Hawk Springs area. Their property is remote and they are concerned with him coming back to the location. I would note these are very serious crimes and a PR bond would never be appropriate.”
Korell did agree to reduce Downey’s bond – to $100,000 cash or surety.
“The court is going to find this is a crime of violence, and he does pose a risk to the occupants of Goshen County,” Korell said.
Downey is being held at the Goshen County Detention Center.