Judge rules Hepper case is only about criminal charge

After hearing evidence from three witnesses, Fourth Circuit Judge Gordon Swanson decided on Tuesday that Wayne Hepper’s case should be limited to only the criminal charge of failing to stop for an emergency vehicle, not the question of whether the CRST COVID checkpoints are legal. Hepper was arrested by Dewey County Deputy Sheriff Dan Assman on April 8 after he left a checkpoint east of Faith,…

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