Yellowstone News and Information

  NEWS RELEASE Washington man receives jail sentence for thermal trespass and a closure violation in Yellowstone National Park A man can be seen in the upper right corner of the photo walking on thermal ground at the Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Four tourists look on from behind a fence on a wooden boardwalk. NPS Photo News Release Date:  June 13, 2024 Contact:   Lori Hogan , 307-772-2124 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Viktor Pyshniuk , 21 of Lynwood, Washington, was sentenced to seven days in jail for thermal trespass at Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). In addition, he was placed on two years of unsupervised release and received a two-year ban from YNP for a closure violation. The court also ordered Pyshniuk to pay a $1,500 fine, $30 mandatory court processing fee and $20 special assessment. According to court documents, a YNP law enforcement officer was dispatched to the thermal area at St...

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