Man sentenced for attempted enticement of a minor

CHEYENNE (WNE)  — Kodey Dean Lamont, 29, of Cheyenne was sentenced recently in federal court to 156 months in federal prison, with five years of supervised release to follow, for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming also ordered Lamont to pay $6,000 in restitution and a $100 special assessment.

According to court documents, on Oct. 4, 2024, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations conducted an undercover online investigation by posting an ad on a website selling sexual services with a young female. The defendant interacted with the ad and was told the female was 14 years old. He expressed his desire to pay to have sexual intercourse with the minor, the documents said.

The defendant negotiated paying less if he brought methamphetamine to get the minor high before the sexual intercourse, the documents said. The defendant also expressed his desire to record the intercourse. The defendant then traveled to a predetermined location to meet up with who he thought would be the minor, where he was arrested.

Lamont was indicted on Nov. 20, 2024, and pleaded guilty on Jan. 16. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on April 8 in Cheyenne.

ICAC and HSI investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Z. Seth Griswold prosecuted the case.

This story was published on April 16, 2025.