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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 4-7, 2017 The Park Record County Seat COUNTY EDITOR: ANGELIQUE McNAUGHTON 649–9014 EXT. 112 | Countynews@parkrecord.com A Coalville man is indicted for shining laser pointer at aircraft He could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday morning against a Coalville man for allegedly aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, according to court documents. Ryan Michael Kane, 25, of Coalville, was formally charged in Salt Lake City’s U.S. District Court with one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, a federal crime that carries a potential sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. At about 3 a.m. on Aug. 28, an Airmed pilot was flying from Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Salt Lake City near Echo Reservoir when his cockpit was allegedly struck with a laser beam, according to an email from Melodie Rydalch, a spokesperson with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Utah. The laser beam was reportedly shone at the pilot again on his return flight. The pilot was reportedly able to identify the vehicle where the laser originated and contacted the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Rydalch said. Lt. Andrew Wright said the information was passed along to the Federal Bureau of Investigation due to the nature of the crime. Directing a laser beam into an aircraft cockpit could interfere with a flight crew performing its duties while operating an aircraft and is a violation of Federal Aviation Regulations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A summons will be issued for Kane to appear on the charges. A-5 MANY THANKS Hunter cited for firing gun near Rockport State Park ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record When Hilary Reiter was driving to Park City on Sunday evening from her home near the Rockport Reservoir, she endured what she calls a “truly traumatic” experience, when she thought she witnessed the illegal killing of an animal. Reiter later learned that the incident was, in fact, legal after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conducted an investigation. But, she said, she wanted to share her story with others to encourage an open dialogue between hunters and non-hunters. Reiter said the public needs to be educated about how to recognize the difference between legal hunting and poaching. In a Facebook post shared with The Park Record on Tuesday, Reiter wrote that she saw three men standing on the side of the road. She said they were intently watching four deer in a field near the reservoir and began shooting at the animals as she was driving by. “I rolled down the window and hysterically screamed back at them to stop shooting,” she wrote on the social media site. “Then I began screaming ‘run’ to the deer. They started running while shots were firing, and then it pains me to admit that my screaming caused them to freeze. I saw one get shot as a result, and I am largely to blame.” I didn’t know if anything I saw was potentially illegal. I was just trying to save the deer,” Hilary Reiter Summit County resident Reiter said she called the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in tears to report the incident and inquire whether it was considered poaching -- wanton destruction of protected wildlife. Poaching often refers to killing an animal, bird or fish protected by Utah state law outside of a legal hunting or fishing season, or killing an animal, bird or fish during a legal hunting or fishing season, but without the proper license or permit. DWR handled the investiga- tion and deemed the incident, which occurred on the final day of the general rifle buck deer hunt, legal. However, one of the hunters was cited for not wearing orange and firing a rifle within a mile of a state park facility. Hunting with rifles, handguns or muzzleloaders in park areas designated open to hunting is prohibited within one mile of all park facilities, including buildings, camp or picnic sites, overlooks, golf courses, boat ramps and developed beaches, according to Utah’s Big Game Filed Regulations Guidebook. Hunting with shotguns or archery tackle is prohibited within one-quarter mile of the mentioned areas. “It turned out to not be a poaching incident,” said Trevor Doman, a conservation officer in the Northern region of Utah and public information officer for DWR. The hunter reportedly exited his vehicle and shot the animal while standing off to the side of the road, Doman said. An investigation revealed that the deer had crossed onto state park property when it was shot, he said, adding that the hunter was allowed to keep it. “The season was still open and the hunter had a valid tag,” he said. “The hunter had done everything correctly that way, except for what he was issued citations for.” for all the fantastic support throughout our campaign! Please see Hunter cited, A-6 E MUCH LOV ONE TOWN - MANY VOICES V V It happened on the final day of the rifle buck deer hunt VOTE NOW! • Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov 6th, Mail-in ballots can also be dropped at City Hall on Marsac now through Nov 7 by 8pm. Registered voters CAN vote on Nov 7th, Election Day, without a mail-in ballot, from 7am til 8pm. (lost ballots, ADA, or just die hard day-of voters) If you've lost a ballot, or did not receive one, call Summit County Clerk's office at (435) 336-3204 This is all verified via Summit County Clerk's office, and Voterise. dana4parkcity.org | facebook.com/dana4ParkCity dana@dana4parkcity.org | (435) 901-8135 paid for by Dana Williams 4 Park City |