Yellowstone Tourist Injured And Arrested After Allegedly Kicking Bison
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Authorities charged Clarence Yoder with being under the influence of alcohol following his arrest near a park entrance in Montana.
An Idaho man was injured and arrested after allegedly kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park.
Clarence Yoder, 40, approached a bison about 7 miles from the park’s west entrance in Montana on April 21, the National Park Service said Monday. Rangers responded after receiving a report that someone had “harassed a herd of bison and kicked a bison in the leg.”
The park service said that Yoder “sustained minor injuries” in the process, without providing specifics.
“Rangers transported Yoder to a nearby medical facility where he was medically evaluated, treated and released from medical care,” the agency said. “He then was transported to the Gallatin County Detention Center.”
Yoder was charged with disorderly conduct, being under the influence of alcohol, approaching wildlife and disturbing wildlife. A companion named McKenna Bass, 37, was also arrested and charged with disturbing wildlife, failure to yield to emergency light activation, and driving under the influence of alcohol.