Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the accused teen’s first court appearance Friday afternoon.

CASPER — A 17-year-old Casper girl made her first appearance in Casper Circuit Court Friday to face a felony charge, accused of stabbing another 17-year-old girl Thursday night ‘Halloween.

Gabriella Aultman appeared on a video screen at the Natrona County Regional Juvenile Detention Center before Judge Kevin Taheri, with her parents in the courtroom.

Taheri told Aultman she had been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing another teenager and read the teenage victim’s initials.

He asked Aultman, who is charged as an adult, if she understood the charge against her.

“Yes, your honor,” she replied.

Aultman also told the judge she was a senior at Roosevelt High School.

Deputy Natrona County Prosecutor Joseph Cole asked the judge for $100,000 cash or surety bond.

“It was a deliberate act,” he said. “We believe she poses a danger to the community if released on bail.”

When the judge asked Aultman what she meant about her bail, she responded, “I don’t know what that means.” »

The judge explained the bond, after which she responded that she had nothing to say. Aultman also informed the court that she was on probation.

Aultman’s father said the bail amount would be concerning because it would prevent him from continuing counseling.

Judge Taheri sided with Cole and set bail at $100,000 cash or surety and told Aultman that if she gets out, she must have no contact with the victim in the case and remain in custody of his parents.

“Yes, your honor,” she replied.

What happened

The Casper Police Department reported in a news release earlier Friday that officers went to the 1500 block of North Poplar Street around 9:30 p.m. Thursday to find a teenage girl with an apparent knife wound to her head. abdomen.

“Life-saving measures were taken and the juvenile was transported to Banner Wyoming Medical Center in serious but stable condition,” CPD reported.

Police Department spokeswoman Amber Freestone said the victim was also a Casper resident and could not release any information other than what the department released in its initial report.

This means witnesses identified a “suspicious vehicle” which was quickly located and arrested by “law enforcement partners.” Three juveniles were in the vehicle and the suspect was questioned by detectives and arrested.

The aggravated assault charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. An affidavit in the case was not immediately available.

These stabbings are the latest in a growing list of juvenile incidents involving weapons and violence in the community.

• Police responded to a shot of a juvenile male Oct. 19 in the 3200 block of Hamilton Way. A juvenile suspect has been identified, but no further information about the case has been released, including whether criminal charges have been filed against the alleged suspect.

• On September 25, Casper police arrested 18-year-old suspect in the July 4 shooting at a Casper park that sent a man to Banner Health Medical Center with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

• A 19-year-old pleaded not guilty Thursday in Natrona County District Court. gunshot and shooting incident in the early hours of August 31.

• On August 12, a 15-year-old fired four rounds from a handgun at a mobile home where residents were sleeping, saying: “I hope I killed one.”

• A man then aged 15 would have shot his ex-girlfriend in the head and killed her next to a park in Casper on May 14. He is scheduled for a change of plea hearing this month.

• Two teenagers await trial during the stabbing death of Bobby Maher, 14, on April 7.

Dale Killingbeck can be reached at [email protected].