Two Nevada men have been indicted and are set to face trial for allegedly damaging ancient rock formations at Lake Mead, in southwestern United States.
Payden David Guy Cosper and Wyatt Clifford Fain were arraigned on Friday and both men pleaded not guilty to one count of injury and depredation of government property.
"There were no signs posted at the entrance prohibiting pushing rocks or that it was a federally a protected site," said Ross Goodman, an attorney representing Cosper. Brian Pugh, the attorney representing Fain, said, "The justice system presumes that all accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. This applies to Mr. Fain."
Park rangers sought the public's help in April in identifying the suspects in the incident, which was captured on video.out of 140-million-year-old sand dunes, is irreversible. Recreation area spokesperson John Haynes called the destruction "appalling."
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