A former associate director of Great Old Broads for Wilderness faces a preliminary hearing August 22nd on charges related to an incident in April in Southeast Utah. However, one charge against Rose Chilcoat and her husband, Mark Franklin, has been called into question. The couple is accused of shutting a gate on April 1st on state trust land between Bluff and Mexican Hat, Utah, preventing cattle from accessing a water hole. They face several charges, including attempted wanton destruction of livestock, a felony. But the Durango Herald reports that an audio tape of the dispatch call shows that the rancher who reported the gate closure said the cattle had other access to water and were never in danger.
Couple Faces Charges for Endangering Cattle; Report Finds Cows Were Likely Not in Danger
