Woman pleads guilty to defacing rocks at 7 national parks

Associated Press ^ | 6/13/2016 | Staff

[simpson96]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A San Diego woman who painted and drew on treasured natural rock formations at national parks across the West and shared her work on social media pleaded guilty Monday to defacing government property.

Casey Nocket, 23, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Fresno, California to seven misdemeanors for the autumn 2014 painting spree at seven national parks including Yosemite in California and Zion in Utah.

[dennisw]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Casey+Nocket&FORM=HDRSC2

[Jamestown1630]

How about making this ‘artist’ the one who cleans it all up?

[Marko413]

Let’s go with both, pay a fine and clean it up on her dime.

[Defiant]

You win the thread!

[dennisw]

She is fairly babe_o_licius so you millennial guys need to swing into this situation and deliver her. NOT GUILTY! Let her off the hook.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Casey+Nocket&FORM=HDRSC2

[AZLiberty]

She should have played the Warren card and claimed she was only following in the steps of her Native American ancestors.

[AZLiberty]

Las would Nocket.

[PLMerite]

Looks like the lights are on but nobody’s home.

[Jamestown1630]

Very good.

[AppyPappy]

We visited Grand Caverns in Virginia and they have graffiti on the walls from Civil War soldiers.

[AZLiberty]

Darn spelling correction:

Laz would Nocket

[simpson96]

"I know it's somewhat trifling, but it's a pet peeve."

I don't think it's trifling at all. I cringe a little whenever I see that.

[simpson96]

Lol, I see what you did there...

[NorthMountain]

She’ll be safe when the Zombie Apocalypse breaks out ...

Zombies eat brains.

[SpaceBar]

The nation of Peru has banned greenpeace from their country due to their defacement of the Nazca Plain a few years back.

[VanShuyten]

Yes. Making little rocks out of big rocks for a couple of years.

She defaced petroglyphs.

[TXnMA]

In the lower left photo, she defaced irreplaceable, centuries old, Native American rock art. That should bring the heavy penalties of federal antiquities laws down on her empty head...

[cherry]

its the "me" "look at me" selfie SELFISH people out there....

shallow....petty...kardashian loving mindless idiots...

[Londo Molari]

“Whether or not she actually winds up paying it back is a separate issue.”

Can the fine be paid with EBT cards?

[IYAS9YAS]

Can the fine be paid with EBT cards?

I know you're joking, but the fed will take any federal payment due you (tax refund, contract payment, Social Security - within limits, not the whole thing, etc...) if you owe them money. Since EBT is paid by the fed, but distributed at the state level for management purposes, no, the EBT card can't be used. Unless they get cash back. ;-)