An Oregon man was arrested on Aug. 2 for harassing a bison at Yellowstone National Park days earlier.
The footage of Reinke getting charged multiple times by the bison went viral on social media. The video has 8.5 million views, 128,000 shares, and 13,000 comments at the time of writing.
He was first arrested on July 28 at Grand Teton National Park where he spent a night in jail for drunken and disorderly conduct before his release on bond.
On July 31 he was stopped by park rangers for a traffic violation in Yellowstone National Park. He appeared to be intoxicated and argumentative. Rangers cited him as a passenger for failure to wear a seatbelt.
Authorities said that after that incident, they were alerted by other visitors that a man was harassing wildlife. They found Reinke later that evening and issued a citation.
The video of the crime emerged after the citation was issued. After connecting Reinke’s incidents, and seeing the wildlife violation, the Assistant U.S. Attorney canceled Reinke’s bond and issued a warrant for his arrest.
Authorities found Reinke at Glacier National Park, when rangers received a call about an argument in the dining room of a hotel. Reinke happened to be involved in the argument.
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