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California woman sentenced for vandalizing national parks

A woman was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to vandalizing several national parks, where she defaced rock formations with her ‘art’ and signature tagline “creepytings.”
Casey Nocket, 23, was ordered to serve two years’ probation and 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty to seven misdemeanor charges, according to the National Park Service.

She was banned from entering any national park while serving her sentence and will be required to pay restitution, which will be determined at a hearing at a later date.

Nocket spent 26 days in 2014 traveling to seven locations in California, Oregon, Utah and Colorado, where she used acrylic paints and markers to draw or paint designs that she later posted online to her Instagram and Tumblr accounts.

Acting U.S. Atty. Philip Talbert said Nocket’s “art” reflected a “lack of respect for the law and our shared national treasures.”

The areas that were vandalized include Yosemite, Death Valley, Rocky Mountain, Canyonlands, Zion and Crater Lake national parks and the Colorado National Monument.