Through pleading "no contest" to the Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges of "trespassing on State Trust Lands [with the intent to do harm]" Franklin was able dodge the more serious felony charges. The court ordered him to pay…
Two local ranchers who were investigating suspicious activities at their corrals on Lime Ridge caught Chilcoat and her husband closing a gate in order to prevent cattle from getting to their only water source in the extremely arid region. Monte…
A hearing was held in San Juan County Court on November 2, and the dates were set for Chilcoat's and Franklin's criminal trials. Chilcoat will be tried on felony attempted livestock destruction, retaliation against a witness, and misdemeanor trespass on…
Chilcoat has been affiliated with Great Old Broads for Wilderness since 2001 and is a founding board member of Friends of Cedar Mesa, another environmental organization. She was charged with trespassing on state trust lands involving an animal enterprise, a…