UPDATE: Cheyenne Convict Who Sought Military Pension Gets 18 Years

UPDATE:

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A judge has imposed an 18-year prison sentence on a Cheyenne man who sought unsuccessfully to have his sentencing on child sex-crime convictions delayed so he could receive a military pension.

U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson of Cheyenne sentenced Army National Guard Lt. Timothy Wells on Thursday.

Wells was convicted in October of sexual exploitation of a child and other charges. Prosecutors say the crimes occurred at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

Johnson recently denied a request to release Wells from custody temporarily and reschedule his sentencing for April to allow Wells to finish the 20 years of military service necessary to qualify for a pension.

Assistant Federal Public Defender James Barrett told Johnson in court that Wells now has lost his military pension.

ORIGINAL STORY:

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Cheyenne man convicted of child sex crimes and who had asked to have his sentencing delayed so he could receive a military pension is set to be sentenced.

Federal Judge Alan B. Johnson has scheduled a sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon in Cheyenne for Army National Guard Lt. Timothy Wells.

Wells was convicted in October of sexual exploitation of a child and other charges. Prosecutors say he faces at least 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors say the crimes occurred at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.