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[Optimus Prime]

A social media influencer livestreaming his visit to the Grand Canyon is now facing federal charges for defacing a historic archeological landmark while he broadcast the alleged crime to thousands of viewers.

Kick.com personality Thanh Cong Ngo – who goes by “Crazytawn” online – used a rock to etch “KICK.COM” into an ancient sandstone formation at Horseshoe Bend, a revered attraction near Page, Arizona, according to a probable cause affidavit first obtained by The Independent.

The crude graffito measured 36 inches long by six inches tall, and was dug into the soft stone by as much as a quarter-inch, states the affidavit, which was unsealed Thursday. It was “done purposefully and with blatant disregard for the preservation of natural resources,” according to the affidavit.

“The damage caused by carving this inscription into the rock is permanent and cannot be undone,” it says, noting that Ngo livestreamed his “entire interaction” with the National Park Service (NPS) ranger who later caught up with him at a local motel…………

Online streamer busted for carving ‘KICK.COM’ into historic Grand Canyon landmark

Exclusive: ‘The damage caused by carving this inscription into the rock is permanent and cannot be undone,’ according to a National Park Service affidavit reviewed by The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Madmarsha]

Two men caught on camera damaging ancient federally protected red rock sandstone formations now face jail time after being convicted of defacing a national park.

The pair, Wyatt Clifford Fain and Payden David Guy Cosper, were captured on camera last April shoving the iconic red rock sandstone formations at Nevada’s Lake Mead National Park, home to 140 million-year-old sand dunes. Video of their act went viral and drew quick condemnation.

A jury found each guilty of one count of injury and depredation of government property after a two-day trial, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. They face a maximum penalty of one year in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both.


They are both set to be sentenced on July 8.

After the men were indicted, Ross Goodman, an attorney representing Cosper, told CNN that there were no signs indicating the area was federally protected.

“There were no signs posted at the entrance prohibiting pushing rocks or that it was a federally protected site,” Goodman said. He added that his client “did not have any knowledge that pushing a boulder was unlawful until the U.S. Marshalls showed up [at] his house four months later.”……

Pair seen in video destroying iconic rock formation are found guilty

‘It takes millions of years for these rock formations to form and then you get a couple idiots out there that are destroying all that work of nature,’ a National Park Service spokesperson said last year

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Well, OF COURSE, signs should have been affixed directly to the sandstone formations themselves, Mr. Attorney. You're absolutely correct about the lack of damaging signage. Just like warning signs should be affixed to your and your client's foreheads:

 

[Consigliere]

… and getting drunk, naked and violent in Bali.

I thought that was literally the only reason to go to Bali.

 

[Nisey55]

A social media influencer livestreaming his visit to the Grand Canyon is now facing federal charges for defacing a historic archeological landmark while he broadcast the alleged crime to thousands of viewers.

Kick.com personality Thanh Cong Ngo – who goes by “Crazytawn” online – used a rock to etch “KICK.COM” into an ancient sandstone formation at Horseshoe Bend, a revered attraction near Page, Arizona, according to a probable cause affidavit first obtained by The Independent.

The crude graffito measured 36 inches long by six inches tall, and was dug into the soft stone by as much as a quarter-inch, states the affidavit, which was unsealed Thursday. It was “done purposefully and with blatant disregard for the preservation of natural resources,” according to the affidavit.

“The damage caused by carving this inscription into the rock is permanent and cannot be undone,” it says, noting that Ngo livestreamed his “entire interaction” with the National Park Service (NPS) ranger who later caught up with him at a local motel…………

Online streamer busted for carving ‘KICK.COM’ into historic Grand Canyon landmark

Exclusive: ‘The damage caused by carving this inscription into the rock is permanent and cannot be undone,’ according to a National Park Service affidavit reviewed by The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

Unfortunately we aren't allowed to use language sufficient to describe people these days