A man has been sentenced after leading dangerous illegal parks at a National Park that resulted in the death of one person. Jeffrey Johnson of Bentonville, Arizona, was found guilty of two offences in December, and has now been given two years of probation, a total of $3,366.27 in fines, and a two-year ban from the park.
Last spring, Johnson led two disastrous hikes along the Indian Creek Trail in Buffalo National River, Arkansas – one of which resulted in a person's death. Local Park Rangers had tried to prevent him running trips on previous occasions due to the steep drops and narrow ledges, but Johnson ignored their warnings.
