An off-duty Carbon County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being praised for helping a pair of Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers when he saw them fighting with uncooperative suspects in Casper on Saturday.

Two people have been arrested and face multiple charges after a chaotic traffic stop on Wyoming Highway 258.

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken commended Deputy Jason Black in a statement for his quick actions to help while on his way to do some shopping at Menards on his day off.

That’s when Black witnessed a fight-in-progress “with several individuals during a traffic stop,” the sheriff said.

When Black showed up, Wyoming State Trooper Kolton Carbon, who had initially pulled over an SUV for speeding, was hanging onto the vehicle while trying to prevent a suspect in the driver’s seat from fl

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