A preliminary investigation into a trespassing complaint showed the alleged trespasser was listed as the property owner on county assessor records. It was learned later, he had signed the property over to his ex-wife.

Cherokee Police Chief Ryan McNeil responded to a report of trespassers on Friday, June 11, about 9:15 a.m. According to court records, Allison Bigbey said her ex-husband, Christopher Burney York, had broken into her residence on South Grand Ave. McNeil learned the Alfalfa County Assessor’s Office listed York as the property owner.

McNeil spoke with York at the property and did no...