Authorities in Fremont County confirm they are relying on a state law that allows restricting information about sexual assaults to withhold the names of both the victim and suspect in a recent homicide. Deputy Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun says a court order signed by Circuit Court Judge Robert Denhardt prevents releasing the identity of either man involved in the Sept. 11 shooting in Lander. Authorities have said the suspect is a 24-year-old Lander man, and the victim was a 32-year-old St. Stephen's man. LeBrun says he couldn't say whether the alleged sexual assault victim was the suspect, the victim or another person. LeBrun says the records could become public if the case advances to district court after the defendant has a preliminary hearing.
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