Yellowstone Concession Worker’s Guilty Plea…

Yellowstone National Park contract worker pleads guilty to attack on a park ranger who kept her away from her boyfriend during his prosecution for domestic violence.

Chloe Lynn Tullis, 20, changed her plea from innocent to guilty this month in U.S. District Court for Wyoming. on one charge of assaulting a federal police officer and the other of interfering with his duties.

The first charge is punishable by up to eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while the second carries a maximum of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

But Tallis entered into a plea agreement and could face lesser fines. The agreement is not published publicly.

Tallis’ sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 23 at the federal courthouse in Cheyenne. She entered the sentence at a plea modification hearing on Oct. 9, according to court documents.

Started with an abuse case

The circumstances behind the case began in June when Elliot Drawdy, a 19-year-old employee of Yellowstone National Park concession company Xanterra, was charged on suspicion of hitting and grabbing Tallis, who was his longtime girlfriend.

Drawdy was found guilty of the charge and sentenced to 24 days in jail on July 1, but was given credit for the 24 days he had already spent in jail during his prosecution.

Drawdy was not supposed to have contact with Tallis during the case, according to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for Wyoming. in the case of Tallis.

Absolutely not

But a National Park Service special agent, identified in court documents as “M.H.”, observed Drawdy getting into the car Tallis was driving in the Mammoth Hot Springs area on June 13, shortly after the judge ordered Drawdy to stay away from Tallis, the affidavit states. .

Special Agent M.H. stopped the car.

Tallis got out of the car, pointing at the agent and yelling at him to leave the couple alone, the document states.

She returned to the car. The agent knocked on Drawdy’s window and Drowdy returned to the special agent’s car as ordered. Tallis got out of the car again, walked up to the agent’s car and yelled at him again, the affidavit states.

The court document says the agent repeatedly ordered her to get back into the car so he could do his job, but she did not comply.

Run and fight

The document says the agent called for backup during a tense conversation with Tallis.

American Park Ranger David Dunn has arrived..

Drawdy complained of not feeling well, so Special Agent M.H. checked it., but Drawdy took off running, the document says. M.H. Caught him near Big John’s restroom building.

The affidavit states that once M.H. gained control of Drowdy, Tallis jumped M.H. on his back and shouted at him.

M.H. rolled her off his back and threw her to the ground. Drawdy fled again, the affidavit states.

Lying on the ground on her back, Tallis screamed at M.H. and struck him several times in the upper body, shouting:, “I’m going to kill you,” the document reads. She then allegedly spat at M.H. twice, hitting him in the forehead above the right eye with the first spit projectile and missing him with the second.

She grabbed him by the waistband and pulled both of his service pistol magazines from his waistband, the document states.

M.H. took control of her, turned her onto her stomach and handcuffed her.

The affidavit says more park rangers arrived on scene and took control of Tallis while emergency personnel assessed M.H. The agent had a small laceration on his left arm, an abrasion on his right calf, a bruise on his right shoulder, a small abrasion on his left cheek and torn clothing, the affidavit states.

Court documents indicate Tallis has been in jail since June 18 on a detention order.

Tallis’ attorney did not immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment.And Drawdy’s lawyer declined to comment on his behalf.

Handwritten apology

Drawdy apologized to U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Hambrick for the incident in a handwritten letter filed July 3.

“I deeply regret my behavior following my previous release,” Drawdy wrote. “I made an impulsive and distracted decision that I regret.”

Drawdy said he was coming off some medications and was out of his mind at the time of the incident. However, he continued: “I take full responsibility and can assure you that I am now more stable and will no longer disrespect your court.”

He said he has had time to think while in prison and recognizes that he and Tallis have problems both individually and as partners.

“I need to do this, and I intend to do so after my release,” he wrote. He said he sought help from several programs and knew that “Chloe and I needed time apart so we wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.”