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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, January 27, 2012 INCIDENTS Buffalo NR Man Convicted And Sentenced For Assault On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, park dispatch received a call regarding an assault that occurred on the day before along a section of the river between Steel Creek and Kyle's Landing. Ranger Billy Bell identified the victim as J.M. of Fayetteville, who reported he was assaulted by another man in the group, identified as Deaken Shuler. Shuler attacked J.M. as he helped Shuler and his girlfriend launch their canoe during a float trip. Shuler repeatedly struck J.M. along the right side of his face and eye, fracturing the lens of his eyeglasses and driving the lens fragments into his face and eye socket, resulting in serious injury to his eye. With the assistance of NPS special agents, Shuler was tracked down after a six month investigation and difficulty in locating witnesses, several of whom were uncooperative during the investigation. Shuler was charged under 18 USC § 113 and found guilty of assault. On January 19th, he was sentenced to 24 months probation, assessed $260 in fines and costs, and ordered to pay $1,108.62 in restitution to the victim. [Robert L. Still, Special Agent] 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/): Mount Rainier NP - Superintendent Randy King has extended the park's thanks to everyone in the NPS for the support and assistance provided to them following the tragic shooting of Ranger Margaret Anderson. Cape Hatteras NS - A $1.89 million contract has been awarded to resume restoration of the famed Bodie Island Lighthouse located near Oregon Inlet. The new project is expected to begin in late February and be completed in October. Workplace Enrichment - The Workplace Enrichment committee has identified the need for an enhanced Servicewide approach to new employee orientation. An initiative to develop a New Employee Orientation Program (NEOP) is accordingly underway. Legislative and Congressional Affairs - Brenda Waters and Elisa Kunz were selected in December as the National Park Service's Bevinetto Congressional Fellows for 2012-2013. Servicewide Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation, plus online training. The following are new additions to this week's calendar - a workshop on oral history projects in Wisconsin, volunteer management training in Yosemite, ICS command and general staff training at Golden Gate NRA, a symposium on “the making of the Great Plains” from 1862 to present at the University of Nebraska, and three NCPTT-sponsored workshops and conferences. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |