Editor's note: The items below are drawn from Sheridan Police Department incident reports, which are public records. Information attributed to a report reflects statements made to or observations recorded by responding officers and has not been independently verified unless otherwise noted. Individuals named in connection with alleged offenses have not been convicted and are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and allegations may be amended, reduced or dismissed as cases proceed.

July 25, 2026

A traffic stop for driving under the speed limit led to a passenger's arrest on an obstruction charge after he served as an interpreter for the driver and then declined to identify himself to police.

According to a Sheridan Police report, an officer stopped a vehicle on July 25 after observing it traveling 10 mph under the posted speed limit with traffic backing up behind it.

The driver, identified as Raul Martinez Barboza, told the officer he did not have a driver's license and spoke little English. A passenger, identified as Aaron Wesley Sanchez, 18, translated between the officer and Martinez Barboza and said he also did not have a license.

Martinez Barboza provided a Mexico identification card. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was contacted and reported that Martinez Barboza's B-2 visa had expired in 2022, according to the report. He was transported to a detention center.

The officer then asked Sanchez for his name and date of birth. The report states Sanchez initially declined to identify himself, saying he had not done anything wrong. He was placed under arrest on a charge of obstructing governmental operations, at which point he provided his name and date of birth and said he was out on bond on an aggravated assault charge, according to the report. He was booked at the Sheridan Detention Center.

Sanchez has not been convicted, and the charge represents an accusation only.

July 29, 2026

A Sheridan woman told police someone placed a GPS tracking device on her vehicle, leading to misdemeanor stalking and harassment charges against her estranged husband.

Katherine Best, 45, reported to Sheridan Police on July 29 that her daughter's phone alerted them to a tracking device while they were driving, showing a map of everywhere the vehicle had traveled, according to a police report.

Best located the device — an Onn-brand tracking tag — on the rear bumper of her vehicle in an area with existing body damage.

Officers determined the device had been activated using a phone number Best said belonged to her husband, Jeremy Best, 46, according to the report.

Best told police she had received roughly a dozen text messages from him that she had not opened.

The tracking tag was seized as evidence.

The report notes Best is roughly three weeks into divorce proceedings with her husband.

Charges of stalking, third degree, and harassment are listed against Jeremy Best in the report. Jeremy Best has not been convicted, and the charges represent an accusation only.

July 30, 2026

A Sheridan woman filed an information report with police after discovering damage to her vehicle's rear bumper, which she said occurred while parked near the front entrance of the local Walmart.

Garnetta Ann Wood, 65, told Sheridan Police on July 30 that she noticed the damage to her 2017 white Chevrolet Traverse and that Walmart was the only place she had been, according to the report.

Wood said she was parked near a designated police parking spot close to the store's entrance from about 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 29.

No suspect or violation is listed in connection with the report, which is classified as informational only and has been closed.