Ninja Dorian

In 2013, Layton told sympathetic Casper residents that her son, nicknamed "Ninja Dorian," had terminal brain cancer and she needed money for his treatment.

She told sympathetic people from December 2013 to March 2014 that her son had terminal brain cancer.

Krishelle Layton told people her son had terminal brain cancer and she received donations and publicity for her cause. It was a fraud.

A Casper woman who was accused of defrauding donors out of money for her son who was supposedly near death, will avoid prison time, but claims a doctor messed up the original diagnosis.

The mother of the boy nicknamed "Ninja Dorian" who story of terminal brain cancer spurred an outpouring of community sympathy and cash earlier this year pleaded guilty to one count of fraud on Friday.

Former boyfriend says the charges against Krishelle Layton no surprise to him.

The case involving a Casper woman who is accused of defrauding donors out of money for her son who was supposedly near death, is moving forward.

Krishelle Layton, who made widespread community appeals for her allegedly terminal brain cancer-stricken son nicknamed "Ninja Dorian," was arrested Tuesday and is charged with defrauding donors,  according to documents filed in Natrona County Circuit Court...

He won the heart of a city. His seemingly brave battle with cancer earned him trips, special days declared in his honor, columns written about him in the Huffington Post. But Tuesday, after a long investigation by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Krishelle Layton, mother of so-called “Ninja” Dorian Layton, was arrested...

The Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants wishes for children who are seriously ill, has confirmed that Dorian Layton has qualified as a Make-A-Wish Child.

State authorities are investigating the family of "Ninja Dorian," the 5-year-old boy whose buoyant attitude lifted the spirits of hospitalized children in recent months, Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Tina Trimble says.

Before anybody else even knew about Ninja Dorian's battle and bucket list, Joe Eason volunteered to give the Red Ninja some drum lessons. For an hour every Sunday night, Joe sets up two drum kits side-by-side, and proceeds to impart his skin-banging expertise onto the next generation...