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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, January 16, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Clara Barton Parkway Sentencing For Assault With Deadly Weapons On January 10th, K.H., 41, of Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months probation and three years' supervised release for assaulting a woman with a deadly weapon in an incident that occurred last August 1st on the Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland. K.H. was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. K.H. was a passenger in a car that was being driven by a woman with whom he had a relationship. When she told K.H. that she was ending the relationship, they got into a heated discussion. K.H. then reached across and jerked the steering wheel, causing the car to crash into the guardrail. When the woman attempted to get out of the car, K.H. grabbed her and stabbed her in the neck with a mechanical pencil. Although she broke free, K.H. chased her and attempted to stop her from screaming for help to other motorists who came to her aid. She was admitted to a hospital for treatment but did not suffer any permanent injury. The US attorney commended US Park Police investigators for their work in the case. [United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: Lincoln Memorial - On Friday, January 12th, a ceremony remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was held at the Lincoln Memorial, where he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in August of 1963. The speech was presented by students from Watkins Elementary School. Associated Press - The National Park Service's new director says the agency will increasingly look to outside sources for money to help maintain parks. Office of Environmental Leadership and Sustainability - The environmental leadership program has produced four Unigrid-style poster-fact sheets to provide useful information to NPS staff about how to operate and maintain park facilities and grounds in the most environmentally responsible way. Big Thicket - The park has issued a vacancy announcement for a temporary GS-5 fire effects monitor. It closes on February 6th. To link to InsideNPS, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |