05/08/2026
After a review of court records, we have found that there is more evidence of wildlife abuse from the iPhone that was confiscated in the moose abuse case from Uinta County. There are at least nine additional photos showing both a young girl and boy holding a rope attached to a young deer lying on the ground.
Additionally, there is testimony that will be heard of Justin Martin (who is charged with accessory to this crime) roping and dragging a bull elk sometime in either 2019 or 2020.
This shows a pattern of abusing wildlife and treating them like domestic animals over a period of time.
Range Martin and Kylan Platt are also working toward a defense of “unconsciousness, automatism, or traumatic automatism.” In legal terms, “automatism is a criminal defense asserting that a defendant committed an illegal act involuntarily, without conscious control or intention. It argues the actus reus (guilty act) was missing volition, such as actions during sleepwalking, a concussion, or a spasm. It requires a total destruction of voluntary control.” Trauma can be involved in automatism.
Once again, this illustrates a deeper systemic problem of trauma and learned behaviors being passed down through generations. This isn’t just in Wyoming, it is nationwide.
We will continue to follow this case and let you know of developments as they become available.
