Published by admin on Thu, 06/02/2022 - 9:19am
Desperados restaurant owner Joshua Aaron Ripley was indicted in federal court early Tuesday morning.
Ripley was escorted into the courtroom by two US Marshals. Both his hands and feet were shackled.
Ripley was indicted on one count of receipt of child pornography that according to the indictment occurred sometime between April 12 and May 4 in Hill City. The indictment alleges that he knowingly received visual depictions that involved a minor. It is believed that the receipt occurred on a Samsung cell phone.