MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) – Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to veering off a hot springs trail during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was arrested after posting a photo online, authorities said. Court records revealed.
Brosnan, who appeared at a court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered to make a $1,000 donation by April 1 to Yellowstone Forever, a nonprofit that supports the park, according to court records. It was done. Prosecutors had recommended a $5,000 fine and two years’ probation.
A second misdemeanor charge of violating closure and occupancy restrictions was dismissed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Hambrick.
Mr. Brosnan’s attorney, Karl Knukel, did not respond to a phone message left at Mr. Brosnan’s office seeking comment.
Brosnan, 70, was walking in a restricted area at Mammoth Terrace in northern Yellowstone near the Wyoming-Montana border on Nov. 1, according to a report released by the park. The Wyoming Attorney’s Office said he was at the park on a personal visit, not for film work.
However, he uploaded an image of himself standing in the snow with thermal features to his Instagram page, according to court records.
Mammoth Terrace is a scenic spot of mineral-covered hot springs that bubble up from the hillside. These are just some of the park’s hundreds of hot spring facilities, from gushing geysers to gurgling mud pots of near-boiling water.
Prohibiting access to such areas can be dangerous. Among the millions of people who visit Yellowstone each year are suffered severe burns By ignoring signs warning us to stay off the trail.
If you get caught, the following will happen: legal riskTrespassers are also regularly sentenced to prison, heavy fines, and bans from the park.
Brosnan is best known for appearing in four James Bond films, starring in the 1980s television series Remington Steele, and starring in the film Mrs. Bond. Doubtfire” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
