Court releases names of illegal snowmobilers in Yellowstone

By SCOTT McMILLION, Chronicle Staff Writer

The names of 24 people who pleaded guilty to snowmobiling in closed areas of Yellowstone National Park have been made public.

No Montana residents are among the names, though some Idaho dwellers made the illegal excursions.

All violators faced fines or restitution of up to $600 and have been banned from the park for up to five years.

Fines varied because in some cases the violations were more egregious, with people riding several miles into closed areas, according to Don White, who prosecuted the cases for the U.S. attorney's office.

Park rangers stepped up their enforcement last winter.

Because of unusual rules in the Wyoming federal court district, the names were not released until the cases had been cleared. Most were finalized with a plea bargain.

Here are the names and hometowns. Some fines are higher because they included penalties for DUI or other offenses.

€ Randy G. Rowe, Idaho Falls, Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Gene L. Rowe, Idaho Falls, Idaho; $600 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Kenneth P. Kotzer, Clear Lake, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Travis Lee Kotzer, Clear Lake, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Terrance Lee Kraemer, Saint Cloud, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ William L. Ueckert, Bismarck, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Justin L. Stanger, Shelley, Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation.

€ Trina L. Stranger, Shelley Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Alan Scherr, Mohall, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Gregory A. Nomie, Kenmore, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Jeffrey L. Miller, Mohall, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€Timothy R. Goenner, Clear Lake, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€Jenna L. Lambert, Pocatello, Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Tanya P. Stecklein, Blackfoot, Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Gregory L. Steicklein, Blackfoot, Idaho; $500 restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Todd A. Schoenberg, Mohall, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€Dean S. Schoenberg, Mohall, N.D.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Shawn M. Eich, Saint Cloud, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Steven N. Henkemeyer, Saint Cloud, Minn.; $500 fines and restitution, one year probation, banned from park for two years.

€ Andrew R. Kohl, Canyon Lake, Calif. (also driving with blood alcohol content above 0.08 percent and no snowmobile registration); $600 fines, three years probation, banned from park for three years.

€Trenton A. Rameson, Lompoc, Calif. (also DUI, refusing a blood alcohol test and no registration); $1,200 fines, three years probation, banned from park for three years.

€ Gordon N. Jensen, Silverton, Ore. (also unsafe operation); $150 fine, one year probation.

€ John J. Berger, Tualatin, Ore. (also unsafe operation, BAC above 0.08 percent, disturbing plants and violating a permit); $800 fines, three years probation, banned from park for three years.

€ Michael S. Kohl, Silverton, Ore. (also DUI, refusing a blood alcohol test and interfering with an agency function); $1,500 fines, probation for one year, banned from park for five years.

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