GREEN RIVER — A Wyoming judge on Wednesday in Green River hinted that he would not dismiss the felony animal cruelty case against an alleged wolf torturer, but would let it go to trial. Cody Roberts, 44, was indicted last year by a grand jury with felony animal cruelty, which carries a penalty of up to two years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines. Roberts appeared in court Wednesday via virtual link from a room or office backlit by a harsh semi circle of light. March 9 TrialTrial in this case, unless Lavery reverses course or other events intervene, will begin March 9 in Sublette County District Court. “There’s nowhere any risk whatsoever, that a person hunting, lawfully hunting, can be subject to these statutes - because the intent is not there,” added the prosecutor.