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Defendant could face 10 years if conditions of six-year deferred sentence not followed
Jasper Wendland stands in state District Court in Chinook Monday as District Judge Olivia Regier, appearing by video, pronounces sentence and Blaine County Attorney Kelsie Harwood, from left, and defense attorneys James Olsen and Nathan Hoines listen.
In Blaine County District Court Monday, Jasper Wendland was sentenced to pay thousands of dollars in restitution for destroying nearly half a million dollars in farming equipment in a drunken rampage in 2022, but no jail time, with a six year deferred imposition of sentence.
Judge Olivia Rieger said Wendland must pay nearly $40,000 to the Gasvoda family of Lone Tree Cattle Company, and $3,700 to Blaine County for the night of destruction, though she did not impose restitution for the $481,000 to Chubb Agribusiness Insurance Company. She did, however, note that the company is fully within its r...
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