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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Monday, March 3, 2014 INCIDENTS Great Smoky Mountains NP Man Indicted On Three Counts For Assault On Woman A 48-year-old man has been indicted on one count of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse by force for an attack on a woman that took place on the Gatlinburg Trail in June 2012. He will be tried in April in federal district court in Knoxville. The indictment alleges that W.S. attempted to kill the woman by stabbing her in the neck with a knife, and that he engaged in sexual activity with her by force, placing her in fear of death by holding her at knife point and stabbing and punching her when she attempted to flee from him. If convicted, W.S. faces two terms of life in prison followed by an additional 20 years. The indictment stems from an investigation by the NPS and the FBI. HYPERLINK "http://classicinside.nps.gov/headline.cfm?type=Incidents&id=618" Click here for the original incident report; HYPERLINK "http://www.justice.gov/usao/tne/news/2014/February/022714%20Seevers%20Indictment.html" click here for the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. [U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District Of Tennessee] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): Sitka NHP - Sitka National Historical Park's Russian Bishop's House served as one of the venues for the investment of the new bishop of the Orthodox Diocese of Sitka and All Alaska. The park interprets the history of Russian America and of Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska. Death Valley NP - Death Valley National Park has been granted an award of excellence for the sensitive restoration of its Furnace Creek Visitor Center, built in 1959 by a noted NPS architect. 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 activities in Congress for the week ending February 28th. Joshua Tree NP - Mark Butler, the superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park since February, 2011, retired last Friday following 37 years of federal service. US Park Police - On Thursday, February 20th, the Park Police held an awards ceremony to recognize NPS and other personnel for their bravery while responding to the Washington Navy Yard shooting incident last September. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is 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). --- ### --- |