Kent Proffit, a 42-year-old man who viewed himself as some kind of underworld mob boss, liked to associate with impressionable, drug-using teenagers - probably because impressionable, drug-using teenagers would be the only type of person impressed with Mr. Proffit.
Kent Proffit liked to have sex with these teenagers and didn’t want anyone to know, for obvious reasons. To keep his teenage boyfriends from talking, he kept them paranoid about the possibility of an informant in their midst.
Regardless, one of his teenage boys, Bryce Chavers, got tired of the sexual power struggle, went to the police and told them what was going on.
Kent Proffit was in the middle of a dispute with Chavers’ mother, his ex-wife Tammy Porter, over ownership of a mobile home when Bryce Chavers went to investigators to tell them about the sexual goings-on.
Investigators said that Proffit initially appeared comfortable when he was sure that investigators wanted to speak with him about the mobile home dispute - not the sexual assaults.
When police told Kent Proffit that they actually wanted to speak with him about a possible sexual assault, his demeanor changed from calm to “extremely angry.”
He then accused Tammy Porter and Bryce Chavers of conspiring against him to gain leverage in the dispute over the mobile home.
Charged with sexual assault of 16-year-old Bryce Chavers, Kent Proffit was able to get the cash together to bond out. With nowhere else to go, he stayed with his son Bubba at Bubba’s trailer park home.
Two other boys lived in this trailer as well, Christopher Hicks and Jacob Martinez. Proffit had helped them deal with a pot dealer in the area, getting the dealer off their backs - so when it came time for payback, Proffit told them that if they killed Bryce Chavers, the debt would be repaid.
So Hicks and Martinez drove over to Chavers’ trailer (seeing a connection here?), walked inside and shot Bryce Chavers to death while he was sleeping.
Those two are now serving long sentences for that murder.
Kent Proffit has been convicted of eight counts of sexual assault, and is serving life without parole for Chavers’ death, and has also been convicted of ordering the killing another 19-year-old.
This story is just crying out for a movie deal isn’t it?
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Hard to believe such an obviously good looking and business minded individual like that lives in a trailer park.
He’s got the look of a fortune 500 CEO all over him.
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Who ever the moron is that wrote this crap, will be destined for Hell theirselves. It’s people like you that ruin inocent peoples lives.Your so stupid and egar to believe the worst about a person,that you couldn’t see the truth if it slapped you in the face.
You are no doubt another one of Gillette Wyoming’s dumb sheep.
Crawl back into your hole and hide until you can learn how to speak with some common sense.
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Well said Terry. The people who write these articles have no consideration for the people involved and the families of these people. To be accused of a crime, whether they committed it or not, is a very stressful and traumatic time for all involved, without mindless individuals commenting on situations that they really have no idea about. Most of the information is obtained from newspapers and press-normally half a story and biased.
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How can say that the person that wrote this is a moron. To be accused is a traumatic time for all involved boo hoo you do the crime you do the time. This disgusts me that an innocent child is gone because some kid has some sort of “machismo” issue.
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Dave - i am a strong believer in “do the crime you do the time”, and i am not disputing that, however i think that some of these articles are incredibley biased. Many of them only contain half a story. I am not saying that any of these crimes are right or justified and they all sicken me.
The person who commited the crime should be punished- and that should be done throught the countries respective legal systems. However these kind of web pages and discussion boards do not affect the criminals! They are in jail, they can not see these web pages and many of them probably know nothing about them. It does however effect their families, friends and partners-they have to deal with this, they are the ones who have to read these pages.
Now you are probably going to say that they choose to stand by them- of course you do! Do you think that people imagine there loved ones and family could committing such crime? And when you truly love somebody your support for them is unconditional, no matter what they have done. They might not like it, and yes it probably does discust them but you cant just stop loving somebody. Think about it from another point of view, from the family and friends of the victim and the accussed. Most people involved want to get on with there lives and try to forget about what has gone on and then you get idiots writting web pages and articles like these.
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If you do a crime that is notable, people are going to talk about it.
And if the writer of this article is biased and got their information from the newspaper is it really their fault for having a biased edge? The media is the reason behind half told stories like this, due to police not being able to reveal all details and due to the fact that no one can really read the mind of the person who did the crime.
Just because you may be a friend or a family member of the person in question does NOT make the crime any less horrible. You, too, are biased because you usually know the person in a different light to that being portrayed.
In the end only the criminal really knows all that happened, the mind set and so on.
And until we can read the mind of said criminal, then there will ALWAYS be bias. From both sides.
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[...] on the list is Kent Proffit Sr.. 100% of you think he’s going to [...]
you the moron terry……
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Terry-
I’m sorry but when my husband and I go out to work 50 hours a week to support our home and 3 children and our hard earned money goes to house these piece of craps in jail with more benefits than we have then guess what?? At that very instant that they step into their new home (prison) that I pay for then you are damn skippy it becomes my business!! AND I will voice my opinion on these websites any time I want to and so will others!!
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i think that whoever thinks the guy who wrote this is a moron is the moron himself. Bryce was only sixteen and he definately did not deserve to die. He was a good friend of mine. And to anyone who is defending Jakob (that is how you spell his name) and Kent you are completely retarted. They do not deserve to be defended. They in a joint effort kill one of the best people who use to live on this planet. If anyone really got to know Bryce they loved him and if you didn’t love him you obviously did not know him. I agree with the person who wrote this article. Kent Profit deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail.
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Bryanna,
I noticed you were a friend of Bryce’s. What do you think of his brother Bubba? Lots of people think he is who had Bryce killed. What do you think? If I remember correctly, they didn’t like each other very much. Besides Bryce told me that Bubba threatened to put a bullet in the back of his head during a fight that the cops had to come to before someone was hurt. I also know lots of other people that Bubba told what he was going to do to bryce. Bryce also confessed that his stepdad did not really molest him, he was just mad at him.In fact he even told this to his Attorney before he was killed. I think Bubba just lost it. If it really is Bubba and not his Dad, then the real killer is still here in Gillette.
Bryce is truly missed. He was so funny.
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Bryanna and Jen, I totally agree with the both of you. No matter what, people are going to talk about anything and everything. Who doesn’t talk? This may be different because of the fact that it is on the internet. If you have problems with these kind of sites, don’t come to them, plain and fucking simple. There are hundreds of sites out there that are similar to this one. All I have to say is that this poor kid did not deserve this, if anything who ever killed this kid does deserve hell.
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sussie,
thank you for leaving a comment and asking me about my opinions. Most people just blow me off and say that I am just another one of those posers.
I didn’t get to meet any of his family becuause I have an over powering grandmother and she would never let me go anywhere when there was boys involved.
I still think that his dad did it. Kent might not have sexually assulted him but I think he was scared of going to jail and hired my aunts ex-fiance to kill bryce. My aunts ex is jacob martinez.
I think that there is a possibility that Bubba might have done it. With the information you gave me I would be kind of skeptical that we have the wrong guy in jail, but I am not quite sure.
Bryce is truly miss. I miss him every day. I go to sleep crying at night because even after two years it is still hard to deal with his death.
He was a funny kid to. I had race with him and all he would do is tell stories. When he told his stories he just came alive like they were a reality. Now granted some of them were but most of them were just stories.
There is a lot I didn’t know about him though. Like that he wanted to be a truck driver or a tattoo artist. he was a really good drawer. I should have know.
Any way thanks for replying.
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By the way, Bryanna, it’s not “retarted”, it’s “retarded”. Just thought I’d point that out. :) I love this website and I support most of the comments and opinions. If you don’t like, leave.
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bryanna- well seeing as to how well your aunt (over powering grandmother’s daughter, I’m thinking) made good choices I really can not blame her for wanting to keep a close watch on you. although, it seems that you were somehow still able to get into this wonderful circle of people, enough to where it’s effected your life in a negitive way. Maybe your ‘over powering grandmother’ was on the right track. Good Luck!
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You know, I went back and read all the posts here and I just have to say, I’m really confused. Bryanna, I agree with Nebraska Mom that it’s good that your grandmother didn’t allow you around certain people. There are always those people who are “in the wrong place at the wrong time” and that might have just been you. Us parents try to do the right thing and protect our children and even though it seems like we’re always wrong, we mostly know what we’re doing. I have an example for you. A year and a half ago my sons, ages 17, 20 and 23 went to a party in my car. I really didn’t want them to go, but they said the kids’ parents would be there and that it would be ok. Well, I know my boys and I figured there would be drinking but I was hoping they would be responsible enough not to get in to any trouble. They are pretty smart boys and have never caused me any trouble so I let them go. I got a phone call at 5 a.m. the next morning saying that my youngest boy was being airlifted to the hospital because he had been run over by a truck. You can only imagine the thoughts I had, my baby boy being crushed and broken, or worse, dead. It wasn’t any of my boys that were involved in this accident, it was another drunk kid who got pissed off at the world, rammed my car 3 times and then ran over my son. Although my son came away with only a broken leg and shoulder, I told them that’s what happens when they don’t listen to me and go places where they have no business going. See, parents aren’t as stupid as our kids think we are. Your grandmother could have been “nice” to you and let you visit these boys, but what would have happened if you had been at that house at the time those boys were killed? You could have been killed as well. You should be thanking God and your grandmother for keeping you away from there.
I will get down off my soap box for now. :)
One other thing, my kids have told me I was mean and they wished I was like their friends’ mothers etc., but now that they are older, they know that I was trying to protect them and keep them out of trouble or from getting killed. They even thank me!!! :)
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Bravo Kim Bravo to you! My daughter has only said she hated me once. but I do make her cry sometimes. I ground her if she slacks off on college scholarship applications (she’s 18, and yes I still ground her) but she knows it’s only because I want the best for her. She goes to an expensive private college, lives at home still ($4,000 year for dorm) and has to only pay $300 per year in tuition. I tell her, THAT is why I pushed so hard for the apps. to be completed. No sense in paying over $100 K when she can ‘win’ tuition money for being so wonderful. BTW-No race cards were used in the application process. (thought I’d throw that in for keeping consistant with my other post-lol) MY son knows it’s his turn next!
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I can’t recall my kids ever telling me they hated me. I’m glad for that. They have told me I was mean though. It hurts for a minute, but then I remember why I’m being mean and I get over it. hahaha. None of my boys are going to college which I regret, but they are still good guys. They aren’t woman haters, abusers or anything bad like that. They are very respectful of their elders which gets me lots of compliments. I love it when people tell me how respectful my boys are and how polite and stuff. Makes me feel good. I don’t pull the race card either. Anywhere. Ever. :)
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I’ve told my parents I have hated them hundreds of times. I have good reasoning to say it though.
So do you guys think it is okay for an abused or troubled child to say they hate their parents?
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Jayni, I don’t think it is wrong. It is just something that is said in the heat of the moment and you parents know you can’t truly hate them. That just shows them how mad you are at them. A tip on how to deal with your problems. Turn to God he helps everything. Sorry if that makes anyone uncomfortable.
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or find a set keys to a motor grader. LOL!
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Back on the subject of Kent Proffit - I’m not from Wyoming but read the Gillette newspaper. I have followed the story of Kent Proffit. The paper had stated police reports and then stated other facts that just don’t add up, not when you read other statements from the accused. It seems as far as evidence, they had none other than the two boys that killed Bryce, their say. And the paper stated that they were caught in lies quite often. But this is what they used to convict Proffit. I read the comment from Susiee and it makes me wonder - Where is this Bubba - and why the police there doesn’t do logic police work instead of easy police work.
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I can’t believe nobody has put anything on this site since febuary. I check it all the time but no one ever puts anything on here. well I am going to because no matter how long ago it has been I will always hat kent. he kill one of the coolest people on earth and I dont think he should ever stop being hated. You guys have forgoten the boy who this site is for. I personally will never forget him
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Bryanna,
what is your Aunt’s name that dated Jacob Martinez? Did she think he was evil? Ask her if she knows his old friend Thomas?
Did she get the chance to be around Bubba any? I still say he is who had Jake, Chris and Mike Seiser kill Bryce. Bubba always said from the start that he was going to kill him.
Bryce told someone named Brittney or Bryanna ( is it you?) that he lied about his Step Father molesting him, he was just mad at Kent because he was throwing Tammy,Bryce and her baby out of his trailer. Three days after Kent told Tammy she had to move, Tammy took Bryce to the Sheriff’s Department to file charges. Actually if Tammy put Bryce up to lying about that then she is the one that turned two Brothers against each other, and caused his death. No wonder she is taking it all so hard, the Guilt is eating her up inside.
Do you know who Charlie Cook is? He is a very good friend of Tammys. Bryce was trying to tell me something about him before he was killed like maybe he and Tammy made up the story about Kent.
Lets find the truth for Bryce. He deserves it. What a great guy. I miss him so much.
Susiee
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