A felony false imprisonment and abuse of a vulnerable adult case lodged against a local caregiver was dismissed Tuesday after a Casper Police officer admitted on the stand before Judge Nichole Collier to not having met or seen the defendant.

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Julie Ann Cross faced two felony charges until a circuit court judge dismissed them, citing a witness's failure to visually identify her in court.

Julie Ann Cross, 50, faced the charges after nurses at NOWCAP services — a care facility in North Casper for disabled adults — told authorities they found a resident with her head tied to a metal bar on her bed, preventing her from moving, according to court documents and witness testimony.

It’s legally necessary for a witness to identify the accused in preliminary hearings for the ca

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