A contract worker in Yellowstone National Park pleaded guilty attacking the park ranger Someone who wouldn’t let her boyfriend be around her during a domestic violence case.

Chloe Lynn Tullis, 20, changed her plea from not guilty to guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming this month one for assaulting a federal marshal and the other for interfering with one.

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

However, Tullis signed a plea agreement and could face lighter sentences. The agreement was not made public.

Tullis’ sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 23 at the federal courthouse in Cheyenne. He imposed the sentence at a change of plea hearing on Oct. 9, according to court documents.

It started with the abuse case

The circumstances supporting this case began in June, when Elliot Drawdy, a 19-year-old employee of Xanterra, the Yellowstone National Park contract concession company, was accused of punching and grabbing his longtime girlfriend, Tullis.

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

According to an evidentiary affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, Drawdy was not supposed to have been in contact with Tullis during the trial. In Tullis’ case.

Absolutely No

But a National Parks Service special agent identified in court documents as “MH” noticed Drawdy getting into a car driven by Tullis in the Mammoth Hot Springs area on June 13 after a judge had ordered Drawdy to stay away from Tullis. .

Special Agent MH pulled the car over.

The document states that Tullis exited the vehicle, pointing at the agent and yelling at him to leave the pair alone.

He got back into the vehicle. The agent knocked on Drawdy’s window and Drawdy walked towards the special agent’s vehicle as ordered. The affidavit states Tullis got out of his vehicle again, approached the agent’s vehicle and yelled at him again.

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

Running and Fighting

The agent called for backup in the middle of a tense argument with Tullis, the document states.

US Park Ranger David Dunn arrives.

Drawdy complained of not feeling well, so Special Agent MH checked on him., however, the document states that Drawdy began running. MH caught him near the Big John restroom building.

When MH gained control of Drawdy, Tullis jumped on MH’s back and yelled at him, the affidavit states.

MH took him off his back and dropped him to the ground. Drawdy ran away again, according to the affidavit.

Tullis lay on her back on the floor and screamed at MH, repeatedly punching him in the upper body and screaming., The document includes the phrase “I will kill you.” He then allegedly spit on MH twice, hitting him in the forehead above his right eye with the first spit projectile and missing him with the second.

The woman grabbed the waist belt area and removed both duty handgun magazines from her belt, the document states.

MH took control of him, laid him face down and handcuffed him.

While emergency personnel evaluated MH, more park rangers arrived on scene and took control of Tullis, the affidavit states. The agent had a small cut on his left hand, a scrape on his right shin, bruising on his right shoulder, a small scrape on his left cheek and torn clothing, the affidavit states.

Court documents show Tullis has been in jail since June 18, following a release order.

Tullis’ attorney did not immediately respond to a voicemail requesting commentAnd Drawdy’s attorney declined to comment on his behalf.

Handwritten Apology

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

“I am deeply sorry for my behavior following my previous release,” Drawdy wrote. “I made a rash, absent-minded decision that I regret.”

Drawdy said he was off some medications and was not in his right mind at the time of the incident. Still, he continued, “I take full responsibility and I can assure you that I am more stable now and will not disrespect your court again.”

He said he had time to think while in prison and was aware that he and Tullis had problems, both individually and jointly.

“I need to address these and fully plan to do so upon release,” he wrote. He said he sought help through multiple programs and knew “Chloe and I needed time apart and we wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.”