US EditionProsecutors retreat after convicting a record-setting Grand Teton mountain runner in trail dispute
Michelino Sunseri set a Grand Teton fastest-known time of 2:50:50 but was convicted of misdemeanor shortcutting after a two-minute detour on a closed trail segment.
- Michelino Sunseri, an extreme runner, was convicted of a misdemeanor for spending two minutes on a prohibited trail in Grand Teton National Park while setting a record for climbing and descending the mountain in under three hours.
- Sunseri's supporters, including members of Congress, are outraged by what they consider excessive enforcement by the government.
- A bill has been proposed in Congress that would require willful intent for prosecuting certain crimes like Sunseri's trail-cutting misdemeanor.
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Prosecutors retreat after convicting a record-setting Grand Teton mountain runner in trail dispute
Prosecutors are backing off after getting a misdemeanor conviction against a record-setting mountain runner in a national park. Michelino Sunseri last year used a trail that is considered off-limits in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. He spent just two…
A Grand Teton mountain runner set a record. But his route turned into a crime - Regional Media News
Michelino Sunseri climbed past boulders on his way to a record-breaking feat: The extreme runner reached the summit of Grand Teton, one of the highest mountains in the American West, and then rushed back down, all in less than three hours. The National Park Service, however, didn’t celebrate. Instead, it charged him with a crime. In September, Sunseri, 33, was found guilty of a misdemeanor for spending just two minutes during the run on a prohib…
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