Alexander Villanueva, aged 37 from Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to several traffic-related charges on January 14th, 2025, in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming. The charges included reckless driving, failing to comply with a traffic control device, possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, and refusing to submit to a breath test.
Court documents reveal that Villanueva’s arrest followed a report from a park visitor about his erratic driving within Yellowstone National Park. After failing standard field sobriety tests, indicating it was unsafe for him to drive, he was taken into custody. Post-arrest, Villanueva refused to provide a breath sample for testing.
His penalties include:
- A seven-day jail sentence with credit for two days already served.
- A fine of $1,020 covering court costs.
- Two years of unsupervised probation with a condition that prohibits him from entering Yellowstone National Park during this period.
- A one-year suspension of his driving privileges on any federal land, as per 18 USC 3118, due to his refusal to take the breath test.
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