The case of a Colorado man who protested the slaughter of bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park may be heading to trial after he rejected a proposed plea bargain Tuesday during his initial appearance at the Yellowstone Justice Center in Mammoth Hot Springs.<\/p>\n
Appearing before U.S. District Judge Mark Carman, the protester, 20-year-old Comfrey Jacobs, turned down a deal that would have required a guilty plea, $1,000 restitution, five years probation, and a ban on entering Yellowstone Park for five years.<\/p>\n
Jacobs, formerly of Grand Junction, Colo., and currently living in West Yellowstone, Mont. chained himself to a cement-filled drum the morning of March 6, blocking the road to the Stephens Creek bison capture facility north of Gardiner, Mont. to stall the shipment of bison to slaughter.<\/p>\n
Jacobs is awaiting further legal advice prior to his arraignment, scheduled for April 2, as he decides whether he wants his case to go to trial, according to a statement from the Buffalo Field Campaign of West Yellowstone, a bison advocacy group opposed to the slaughtering of bison.<\/p>\n
Jacobs faces charges of disorderly conduct, entering a closed area, and interference. Prosecutors in the case will not seek jail time, according to court records.<\/p>\n
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The case of a Colorado man who protested the slaughter of bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park may be heading to trial after he rejected a proposed plea bargain Tuesday during his initial appearance at the Yellowstone Justice Center in Mammoth Hot Springs.<\/p>\n
Appearing before U.S. District Judge Mark Carman, the protester, 20-year-old Comfrey Jacobs, turned down a deal that would have required a guilty plea, $1,000 restitution, five years probation, and a ban on entering Yellowstone Park for five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[948,312],"tags":[159,326],"yoast_head":"\n