PINEDALE — The Sublette County man who allegedly snowmobiled into a wolf and then brought it into a Western Wyoming bar for hours to amuse friends and family will fight his felony charge, sending one of the country’s highest-profile animal cruelty cases in years toward a trial.

Appearing virtually before Sweetwater County District Court Judge Richard Lavery on Monday afternoon, Cody Roberts initially ran into technological issues — his camera wasn’t working for more than five minutes, and the judge was requiring him to appear on video. Eventually, aided by Laramie attorney Rob Piper, who was also appearing by video, Roberts got his computer camera functioning.

The legal proceedings lasted only about 15 minutes. Roberts told the judge he understood the charges being brought against him, w

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