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German tourists deface Joshua Tree National Park in paintball and slingshot shooting rampage
Three tourists from Germany have been cited after going on a paintball shooting rampage that defaced road signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park in California, park officials said.
According to a press release from the National Park Services (NPS), on Sunday, a park ranger who was patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National Park noticed “fresh yellow paintball splatter on structures and signs.”
Upon further investigation into the paintball splatters, the ranger spotted a slingshot in plain view inside a vehicle.
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Three tourists from Germany used paintball guns and slingshots to vandalize signs at Joshua Tree National Park. (National Park Services)
Law enforcement rangers were called to the scene and they began questioning the visitors, who were tourists from Germany, who admitted to firing paintballs with a compressed paintball gun and slingshots the night before.
Inside their vehicle, rangers recovered three slingshots, a paintball marker, paintballs, and other related equipment as evidence.
Rangers also learned that at least 11 roadway signs along Park Boulevard from Jumbo Rocks campground to the Maze Loop Trailhead, two miles from the west entrance of the park, had been shot with yellow paintballs.
On Aug. 4, a park ranger patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground saw “fresh yellow paintball splatter” on structures and signs, park officials said. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The three individuals were charged with a federal violation notice for vandalizing, defacing, or destroying property.
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The violation incurs a maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and/or not more than six months in prison, the NPS said.
PALMS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 28: Joshua Tree National Park on January 28, 2021 in Palms, California. (Josh Brasted/Getty Images)
Joshua Tree National Park Acting Chief Ranger Jeff Filosa condemned the vandalism, calling it a waste of time for staff members who could be prioritizing other tasks rather than cleaning up vandalism.
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“Defacing or altering the NPS landscape, no matter how small, is against the law,” Filosa said. “It diminishes the natural environment that millions of people travel the world to enjoy. The park is regularly tasked with removing graffiti of all types, using time and resources that could be better dedicated to other priorities.”
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PROVO, Utah — One day after the Utah Supreme Court revived the sexual assault lawsuit against a Provo OB-GYN and two healthcare systems, one of the alleged victims is elated to share that their fight is not over.
Back in 2008, Brooke Heath was rushed to Utah Valley Hospital in premature labor. That’s where she said she met Dr. David Broadbent.
“I didn’t ask to go to him, that was the doctor on duty and he was assigned to me,” Heath said.
She’s one of the 94 women who filed a lawsuit against Dr. Broadbent, Intermountain Healthcare and MountainStar Health Care. The women accused Dr. Broadbent of sexually assaulting them during medical exams over decades.
Some of the plaintiffs claimed the abuse happened before and after giving birth. Others, as young as nineteen, claimed “it was her first appointment with a doctor other than her pediatrician” and “did not know what to expect or what was normal.”
“It’s pretty powerful to hear story after story after story that’s told to you independently that has a pattern to it,” said Terry Rooney, one of the attorneys representing the women.
A lower court judge previously dismissed the women’s lawsuit, ruling that it should have been filed as a medical malpractice case instead of a civil sexual assault lawsuit. That would have limited the window of time they could sue and limit any financial damages they could receive.
In a ruling handed down on Thursday, the state’s top court reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out their lawsuit.
“We’re actually going to have more than 94 [women] when it gets refiled. The number is uncertain yet but it could be approaching 200 women when it gets refiled,” said Rooney.
In the Utah Supreme Court’s ruling, Justice Petersen said “we conclude that the Malpractice Act does not apply to the Plaintiffs’ claims because they have not brought an action ‘based upon alleged personal injuries relating to or arising out of health care rendered’ by Broadbent.”
“It’s important to note that there are three defendants in this case,” said Heath. “Our goal is to hold them all accountable for their actions and lack thereof.”
MountainStar Healthcare wrote, “We continue to offer our sympathy and support to any individuals who may have experienced this alleged behavior at the physician’s private clinic in Provo.”
“To our knowledge, there were no allegations of inappropriate conduct reported to our facility regarding this physician, and as such our position since this lawsuit was filed has been that we were inappropriately named in the suit. This physician is not and was not employed by Timpanogos Regional Hospital and is not currently authorized to see patients at our facility,” the statement said.
Utah Valley Hospital also sent a statement, saying, “Dr. Broadbent is an independent physician and has never been an employee of Utah Valley Hospital.”
The statement also said that when “the hospital learned of this lawsuit, Dr. Broadbent’s hospital staff privileges were immediately suspended and then terminated.”
Dr. Broadbent, through his previous attorney, has denied wrongdoing. State officials said he has, however, agreed to stop practicing medicine while the case plays out in the court system.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The first-ever national championship for WingFoiling is being held in the San Francisco Bay. U.S. Sailing began sanctioning the event and says the sport has grown so much in popularity that they decided to hold a championship.
“This event is really unique,” said Makani Andrews, one of the competitors. “The other sailing disciplines there is usually a sail and a mast connected to a boat but we are physically holding our wings in the air and it lets you do a lot of things like freestyle and also racing.”
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WingFoiling is a combination of wind and kite surfing along with hydrofoiling. Athletes hold a sail while balancing on a board that rises out of the water.
“The foils had improved year over year and also regular kind of free ride and freestyle kite surfing utilizes this inflated tube technology,” said Geoff Headington, the Race Director who is with the St. Francis Yacht Club. “At one point maybe about a decade ago, the idea came about to put these two technologies together.”
The event runs from Friday through Sunday. There will be several races each day, but on Sunday, the top 20 will compete for the title of national champion.
On Friday, before the first race, each competitor was busy inflating their sails and getting their foils ready for the weekend. Athletes from all came to San Francisco to compete.
“I got involved through wingclub Hawaii,” said Mani Pahuatini, another competitor. “I first got involved with windsurfing. That transitioned to formula kite for one year and now WingFoiling, so it’s great.”
As the sport grows in popularity, the athletes think this sport can one day be in the Olympics.
“This sport has been one of the fastest growing sailing disciplines ever,” Andrews said. “hopefully one day it makes it into the Olympics.”
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