Man Banned From Yellowstone After Weird Incident At Old Faithful
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According to federal court documents, 37-year-old Aaron E. Merritt was also ordered to serve 15 days behind bars, serve four years of probation, pay $200 in fines and attending counseling.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred last July at Old Faithful.
A news release from the Wyoming US Attorney s Office states on July 7, 2020, Merritt ran up to Old Faithful more than once while wearing a raccoon skin hat and waiving an American flag.
Then, Merritt reportedly failed to make it to his initial court hearing on July 23, 2020. A warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest.
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Man Banned From Yellowstone After Weird Incident At Old Faithful
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According to federal court documents, 37-year-old Aaron E. Merritt was also ordered to serve 15 days behind bars, serve four years of probation, pay $200 in fines and attending counseling.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred last July at Old Faithful.
A news release from the Wyoming US Attorney s Office states on July 7, 2020, Merritt ran up to Old Faithful more than once while wearing a raccoon skin hat and waiving an American flag.
Then, Merritt reportedly failed to make it to his initial court hearing on July 23, 2020. A warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest.
Stunt at Yellowstone s Old Faithful nets man jail time, fines
Judge also ordered the man banned from the park
Yellowstone National Park
and last updated 2021-07-02 16:47:23-04
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. - A man who repeatedly ran out on the thermal area of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park last year has been sentenced to jail, ordered to pay fines, and banned from the park for four years.
Aaron E. Merritt, 37 of Madison, Maine, pleaded guilty on Thursday to trespassing on the Old Faithful thermal area on July 7, 2020.
Along with being banned from the park, Merritt was sentenced to 15 days in jail, with credit for four days served, and ordered to pay a $200 fine, $30 in court costs, and a $10 special assessment fee, according to a press release from U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming. He was also placed on probation for four years and banned from the park during that period.
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