Split sentence for Moorcroft man charged with child abuse

A Moorcroft man has been given a split sentence after pleading guilty to child abuse. Dustin Regan allegedly used his hand and a fly swatter to hit two children during a domestic incident.

On July 2, 2022, at around 12:36 a.m., a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a Pine Haven residence for a reported domestic. The reporting party stated that Regan had entered their residence and attacked the children.

When the deputy arrived on scene, the reporting party and children had relocated to a neighbor’s house. He was told that the reporting party had been out of the house all day...