SWEETWATER COUNTY, Wyo. — The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is requesting the public’s help in a homicide investigation.
Teton County native Colter Wesley Watsabaugh, 30, was found dead on Sunday, July 16, on a dirt road in Reliance, Wyoming. According to SCSO, Watsabaugh had been living and working in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Watsabaugh’s death has been ruled a homicide, and a suspect is already in custody.
“We have every reason to believe this was an isolated incident, the suspect is currently in custody, and we have no further reason to believe there is any ongoing threat to the public,” SCSO spokesperson Jason Mower said in a press release. “We hope to provide further updates and details as our investigation unfolds.”
SCSO is asking the public for any information regarding the location of a vehicle possibly related to the investigation: a black 2004 Honda Pilot with Wyoming license plate 4-44200, though the plates might have been removed.
If found, Mower cautioned against tampering with the vehicle, and instead urged anyone with information about the vehicle or this case to contact SCSO’s detective division at (307) 922-5340.
