Indiana man jailed for causing disturbance in Yellowstone

Posted 7/1/21

A 31-year-old Indiana man has been ordered to serve two months in jail — and has been banned from Yellowstone National Park for five years — after drunkenly causing a disturbance and …

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Indiana man jailed for causing disturbance in Yellowstone

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A 31-year-old Indiana man has been ordered to serve two months in jail — and has been banned from Yellowstone National Park for five years — after drunkenly causing a disturbance and fighting with park rangers last week.

Federal prosecutors say Kyle F. Campbell was part of a group of people who’d scheduled a guided kayak trip at Grant Village marina on June 21. However, the guide refused to take the group as he thought they were too intoxicated. Campbell and his group then became upset and created a disturbance, prompting the kayak guide to call security officers and park law enforcement rangers.

“During the encounter, Campbell made threatening comments and gestures toward the officers,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming said in a news release. “He also exhibited signs of being intoxicated and refused to obey officers’ orders. Campbell continually struggled and kicked at the rangers, resisting arrest, and later injuring himself while banging his head in the patrol car.”

At a June 23 appearance at the Mammoth courthouse, Campbell pleaded guilty to several criminal charges: disorderly conduct; threatening, resisting, and intentionally interfering with a government employee; violating the lawful order of a government employee; being under the influence of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree that may endanger oneself or others; and contempt of court for refusing to comply with an order from Magistrate Judge Carmen to provide a blood sample.

Campbell was sentenced to 60 days in jail and placed on five years of unsupervised probation, with terms that include staying out of the park. He was also ordered to pay $1,550 in fines and a $50 special assessment fee.

“We understand that people are eager to get out this summer and enjoy our national parks; however, this type of behavior is unacceptable,” Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray said in a statement.

He said it was thanks to the quick actions of park rangers and Xanterra Parks and Resorts security officers that no one was seriously harmed.

“Stay sober, because unruly and intoxicated behavior will only earn you a spot with the jailbirds rather than enjoying the beauty and adventure of Yellowstone,” Murray said.

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