NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, October 27, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Yellowstone NP

Concession Employee Convicted Of Possession Of Child Pornography

In June, 2007, rangers were contacted regarding a concession employee - H.S., a Chinese national in the U.S. on a work visa - who was suspected of having child pornography on his computer. H.S.'s roommate had come upon disturbing images while borrowing H.S.'s computer and had called rangers. An investigation was undertaken and a search warrant obtained. The computer was shipped to SA Beth Shott in Denver for forensic analysis, and she found over 800 indecent images of children on it. H.S. was subsequently indicted and arrested. On September 28th, following a week-long trail, H.S. was found guilty of possession of child pornography (18 USC 2252A (a)(5)(a)). The case involved depositions from individuals in China, forensics which required translation of Chinese characters, and employment of translators in both the U.S. and China. The prosecuting attorney said that Shott's analysis and her testimony during the trial were crucial to the conviction. [Bruce Applin, Acting Supervisory Special Agent]

Organ Pipe Cactus NM

Man Sentenced For Smuggling Illegal Aliens Into U.S.

Last June, rangers responded to a call for assistance from Border Patrol officers, who advised that they were chasing a vehicle headed toward the border within the park's boundaries. They joined the high-speed pursuit as it moved through the park, but discontinued upon determining that conditions were no longer acceptable for continuation of the chase. As the vehicle neared the border, the driver, J.C.Q.-S., swerved from the highway and hit a tree. Rangers and Border Patrol agents provided medical aid to six illegal aliens who'd been in the vehicle and chased J.C.Q.-S. on foot as he headed for the border. Rangers caught and arrested him just before he crossed into Mexico. J.C.Q.-S., himself an illegal alien from Mexico, admitted to driving the vehicle and to involvement in an illegal alien smuggling operation. The case was prosecuted federally. On October 17th, J.C.Q.-S. was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison on charges of transporting illegal aliens for profit and placing the life of another in jeopardy, a class C felony. He will face deportation upon completion of his sentence and be barred from re-entering the United States. [Matt Fisher, Special Agent]

OTHER NEWS

Among the stories in today's edition are the following:

Servicewide - More than 100 NPS employees, NPS partners, concessioners and staff from public television stations spent the past weekend at the National Conservation Training Center previewing the latest production from Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan - The National Parks: America's Best Idea.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7026" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7026

Fire and Aviation Management - The fire program analysis quarterly newsletter for the period from July through September is now available on-line.

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=7012" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=7012

Chickasaw NRA - Tim Jarrell has accepted a temporary assignment as acting superintendent at Washita Battlefield NHS. He will begin his acting duties there on November 9th and serve until a permanent superintendent is selected.

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=2114" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=2114

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Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found at the following web site:

HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363

Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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