The case began in October 2021 when Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation agents learned of an influx of methamphetamine being distributed in the Lovell area.
"'I got out to go back and talk to him and that guy came out with a machete...a big black machete, about three feet long... that's what it looked like...'"
The federal case, and facts stated by Harkins during his pleas Wednesday, arose from a local investigation based on tips that he was using and selling illegal drugs at his home.
In his complaint, Andy Ready alleged that the District and top officials conspired to violate his civil rights when it fired him shortly after de-escalating an incident with a violent student in 2022.
On Wednesday, a Homeland Security Investigations agent began chatting with a person identified as Custeau, who had responded to an ad on an unnamed website.