NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, November 7, 2011

INCIDENTS

Yellowstone NP

Previously Deported Alien Convicted Of Illegal Reentry Into US

On May 12th, rangers responded to a disturbance at the Xanterra Parks and Resorts employee pub in Yellowstone and arrested a Xanterra employee claiming to be Manuel Trevino III for disorderly conduct and being under the influence of alcohol to a degree that he posed a threat to others. At the Yellowstone jail, Trevino's fingerprints were scanned into the Joint Automated Booking System (JABS) system, which automatically runs fingerprints against an existing nationwide database. A ranger saw that Trevino's prints matched those of R.B., a previously deported alien with an extensive criminal history and many known identities. R.B. was in possession of false identification documents which were later found to have been used in his employment verification process to work in Yellowstone, an action that is in violation of a federal law on document fraud (8 USC 1324(c)). NPS special agents worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General during the investigation to confirm that R.B. was an alien who had illegally reentered the United States. R.B. was successfully prosecuted, and, pursuant to a plea agreement, was sentenced in September to 41 months in prison for illegal reentry of a previously deported alien into the United States (considered an aggravated reentry offense due to the type and severity of his past felony convictions) in violation of 8 USC 136(a)(1) and (2) and (b)(2). The JABS system went online in Yellowstone last January. [Investigative Services Branch]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP

Death At Park Recreation Field Deemed Probable Suicide

Rangers received a report of a woman down late on the afternoon of November 2nd. A family at the park's designated recreation field saw a woman kneeling on a blanket on a neighboring recreation field. She was hunched forward, with her head on the ground, and they therefore thought that she was praying. After some time, they noted that she hadn't moved, walked over to her, and found that she was dead. Responding with rangers were Walker County deputies and the county medical examiner, who declared the 26-year-old woman dead at the scene. Four bottles of prescription medicines were found with her along with notes to family members. She was identified at the scene and the family was notified the same day. Preliminary investigation indicates that her death was a suicide. [Todd Roeder, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

National Capital Region - An era in providing quality interpretive transportation services in National Capital Region came to an end early last week when Tourmobile, the company that has run buses and trams in and around Washington since 1969, went out of business.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This summary covers the period from October 24th to November 4th.

Southeast Region - Kenneth C. (Kenny) Ballance has received Southeast Region's Harry Yount Park Ranger Award for 2011.

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The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced with the support of the Office of the Assistant Director for Information Resources and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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