Richard Abeyta, a 28-year-old Hispanic man from Casper, was caught in a volatile chain of events on the night of August 9, 2014, at a gathering in the 400 block of North Washington Street where alcohol was flowing and tensions were already close to the surface. According to contemporaneous reporting and court filings summarized in those reports, the trouble began after Charlie Mapp returned with more alcohol, and Abeyta accused him of making advances toward Abeyta’s girlfriend. What started as
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