Sentencing for trespass in Canyonlands National Park

Roxanne McKnight, 39, and Dusty Spencer, 43, of Durango, CO, were sentenced after they trespassed onto a fenced-off historical site at Canyonlands National Park and disturbed artifacts at the Cave Springs Cowboy Camp.
McKnight was sentenced to a one-year ban from federal public lands in Utah and one year of probation. Spencer was sentenced a two-year ban from federal public lands in Utah and two years’ probation.
In addition to their bans, a U.S. Magistrate Judge ordered McKnight and Spencer to pay fines and restitution totaling $1,500. The sentence comes after the defendants pleaded guilty to possessing or disturbing cultural or archaeological resources, and walking on or entering archeological or cultural resource, Class B misdemeanors.
According to court documents and statements made at McKnight’s and Spencer’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, on March 23, McKnight and Spencer entered a fenced-off area and handled numerous historic artifacts preserved in the Cave Springs Cowboy Camp.
The artifacts include an antique horse tack and cabinetry. This historic camp is protected by fencing and clear warnings prohibiting visitors from entering the area.