GOSHEN COUNTY – On Monday, May 5, Megan L. Jonas and her council, Cole Sherard, appeared along with Eric Boyer, representing the State of Wyoming, in front of the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District of the State of Wyoming, Judge Edward Buchanan, for an arraignment in the matter of criminal action 2025-CR-10. 

Jonas pleaded not guilty to one count of felony theft, according to court records. 

“It is further ordered that this case will be tried by a jury of 12 commencing September 2, 2025, at the hour of 9 a.m. in the District Courtroom, Goshen County Courthouse, Torrington, Wyoming,” the criminal management order filed Monday explained. 

Jonas turned herself into the Torrington Little League Association President, Thomas Hoffman, in February 2025. Hoffman reported to the Torrington Police Department (TPD) Jonas had confessed she had stolen money from the league. Hoffman further explained he wasn’t aware of the crime until he began looking into the theft. Court documents further note, according to Hoffman, Jonas had been the league’s treasurer since 2022. Hoffman learned Jonas had written herself 46 checks, which had been cashed or deposited. Hoffman explained there was no way of knowing the exact dollar amount Jonas had taken due to her access to additional cash funds. TPD investigated the incident and contacted the league’s banking institution. 

Jonas was interviewed by the department.

“At approximately 1330 hours, Megan Jonas came into the [T]PD to speak with me. I went out to the lobby to gather Jonas and escort her back to the interview room. Once in the interview room, I read Jonas her rights and she agreed to speak with me,” the affidavit of probable cause dated February 11 said. “As I was ordering my thoughts, Jonas simply began to tell me about some mental health issues she had had for a number of years and then went into outlining that she had simply written out the checks to herself. Jonas explained that she believes that almost all of the checks were written during her “manic” phases, but that she felt ‘no guilt’ about the theft at the time.”

According to the affidavit, Jonas estimated the quantity of the theft was “only about $30,000.” However, the information filed on February 13, 2025, valued the theft at approximately $62,000. 

Jonas is facing a maximum penalty of not more than 10 years imprisonment and/or a $10,000 fine or both. 

Jonas’ existing bond remains in effect.