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Fourth Judicial District Judge Jeremy Kisling in Johnson County ruled this week that Bill Allemand will undergo random alcohol testing during the duration of his bail.  The Midwest resident was charged with DUI on December 28, 2025.  Kisling, in his order, imposed one (1) random alcohol test per month which the court order refers to as “LOW level testing.”  What makes this DUI case different than others is that Allemand is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.  He represents House District 58 in Natrona County.

Allemand, through his attorney R. Michael Vang of Laramie, had petitioned the court to suspend the testing requirement for the duration of the legislative session or eliminate it entirely.

It is expected and commonplace that a defendant’s attorney will argue for the least restrictive bail terms for his or her client.  In the hearing held on January 28, Vang made two attempts: the first was a rather routine argument pertaining to Allemand’s lack of a legal history of alcohol-related offenses; but the second was a more inventive one.

Vang posited that the imposition of testing requirements on Allemand would be unconstitutional.  Judge Kisling rejected this almost out-of-hand, noting that nearly every judge in WY considers testing as a condition of bail to be entirely within the scope of law.

When court documents for this piece were pulled on Thursday Jan 29, there was no documentation of Allemand’s blood alcohol content (BAC).  However, as reported by other outlets, testimony from the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office indicated that Allemand’s BAC was .24.  Vang objected to this on the grounds that he had yet to see it in discovery.  In a legal proceeding the defense and prosecution must exchange evidence each has in its possession; this is called discovery.

In addition, Vang cited cases from Washington State in which a testing requirement was deemed to be damaging to a defendant’s presumption of innocence.  Judge Kisling ruled this had no relevance to Wyoming.

In the end, Judge Kisling decided that mandatory testing once a month was appropriate.

Sources have told The Open Range Record that during the two-week budget marathon the Appropriations Committee just finished, Allemand went through nearly daily testing.  None of which was reported by the mainstream media. 

Considering the Wyoming Freedom Caucus animus in Wyoming’s media establishment, had this fact been known, it would have already been reported.  Now that Allemand’s testing requirement has been reduced, his bail obligations will be even less obtrusive.

For this story, the ORR spoke with several individuals who have been charged and convicted of DUI.  When told of Allemand’s bail conditions, all of them agreed that they are no different than what anyone else would have received.

The Open Range Record also contacted members of House Leadership and the Wyoming Freedom Caucus for comment on this story.  All of them declined to do so.  With Speaker Chip Neiman adding that he would wait for the session to get underway.

Additionally, please note that Rep Bill Allemand has only been charged with DUI and has not been convicted of any crime.  As with any criminal defendant he has a Constitutional right to remain innocent until proven guilty.