Sheridan County Man Sentenced for Keying Vehicle at Football Game
Derek Wood received a suspended prison sentence and jail time for felony property destruction.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 25, 2026, 8:44 p.m. ET
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Aug 25, 2026, 8:50 p.m. ET
Sheridan County Man Sentenced for Keying Vehicle at Football Game
Derek Wood was sentenced in the Fourth Judicial District Court for felony property destruction, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office as reported by sheridanmedia.com. The government claimed that Wood keyed a 2025 Ford Bronco in the school parking lot during a football game.
Wood received a 2 to 5 year prison sentence, suspended in lieu of a 90-day split sentence to be served in the Sheridan County Detention Center, followed by three years of supervised probation, reported sheridanmedia.com.
Aug 25, 2026, 8:44 p.m. ETFirst report
Sheridan County Man Sentenced for Keying Vehicle at Football Game
A Sheridan County man was sentenced in the Fourth Judicial District Court for felony property destruction, according to the Sheridan Media. Derek Wood was sentenced to a 2 to 5 year prison sentence, suspended in lieu of a 90-day split sentence to be served in the Sheridan County Detention Center, followed by three years of supervised probation.
The government claimed that Wood keyed a 2025 Ford Bronco in the school parking lot during a football game. The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.
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