YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced that 60-year-old Theordore Eugene Garland, of Edmond, Oklahoma was sentenced on seven counts of illegal activities and violations in Yellowstone National Park (YNP).
Garland appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on July 2 for the sentencing.
He was charged with 15 counts of illegal activities and violating national park regulations. After hearing the evidence at a bench trial held on April 7 and 8, Judge Carman found Garland guilty on seven counts.
According to a release, Garland has a social-media page, podcast and a guidebook. All three have overlapping pictures and posts about his guided tours in YNP, which violated closures and other park regulations and encouraged visitors to do the same.