NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, March 18, 2013

INCIDENTS

Glen Canyon NRA

Man Pleads Guilty To Indecent Exposure

In October 2010, special agents with the Investigative Services Branch were contacted by a California police department regarding the sexual assault of a minor that occurred within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on the weekend of July 4, 2010. The incident occurred during a family trip to the lake and the perpetrator was known to the victim. ISB special agents in California and Arizona conducted the subsequent investigation. On February 2, 2012, the man was indicted by Coconino County for his actions, charged with child molestation, and subsequently arrested. This past January, pursuant to a plea agreement, he pled guilty to indecent exposure, a felony. [Investigative Services Branch]

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/):

Natchez Trace Parkway - Thomas Marshall, 60, a maintenance employee at Natchez Trace for 36 years, died on Monday, March 11th, after a brief illness.

Fort Scott NHS - The park recently hosted a free “Shared Stories of the Civil War” presentation by the Baker University Speech Choir on the Kansas-Missouri Border War.

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 report covers the week ending on Friday, March 15th.

Blue Ridge Parkway - Phil Francis, superintendent at Blue Ridge Parkway, is retiring, concluding a career that his included tours at parks and regional offices across the country. He has been superintendent at Blue Ridge since 2005.

Office of Communications - Director Jarvis has conferred 2012 natural resource awards on six employees -- John Spence, Donna Shaver, Troy Morris, Philip Goetkin, Todd Knoedler and Sheridan Steele -- from around the National Park Service.

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

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