On April 27th, a visitor’s vehicle was burglarized at Fairyland Point. The two thieves – later identified as Claude and Amanda Mosley – broke the driver’s side window with a rock and stole $5,000 worth of equipment, including two passports, a credit card, and a driver’s license. The Mosleys, who were driving a stolen vehicle, were captured on video using the stolen credit card at Zion National Park’s east entrance. Ranger Tim Sveum worked with Zion rangers to retrieve the video, which aided in the prosecution of the Mosleys. The couple had fled Tennessee in a stolen vehicle, knowing that they were not going to pass mandatory drug tests to meet parole and probation conditions. They stole two more vehicles in Las Vegas before being arrested in Wyoming during a traffic stop. After being charged in Wyoming, they waived extradition and were brought to Garfield County, where they were convicted of third degree felony burglary. Although the passports were returned, the Mosleys said they’d sold the other stolen property to buy crack cocaine. Sveum also worked with Kane County prosecutors to obtain a conviction for three counts of credit card fraud. Each of the Mosleys was sentenced to five years in prison.
