Tag Archives: Recapture Canyon

NEW PERSPECTIVES: A Changed & Humbled Phil Lyman Bares His Soul — Still Doesn’t Believe He “Trespassed”

August 15, 2016 - Perspective, Public Lands - Tagged: , , , , , - no comments

  BLANDING — San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman had a lot of time to think in his jail cell. He said he had several epiphanies while he read “Hamilton,”…

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Phil Lyman Seeks to Disqualify Federal Judge Robert Shelby for Bias and Conflict of Interests

July 26, 2015 - Public Forum - Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , - no comments

SALT LAKE CITY — The legal team for San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman claims a federal judge has a conflict of interest adjudicating the Recapture Canyon ATV ride case…

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The Federal Government’s Heavy Hand Gets Heavier — Jury Finds San Juan Commissioner Guilty of Conspiracy

May 2, 2015 - Government/Politics, Land Use News - Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , - 1 comment

  SALT LAKE CITY — Minutes after a federal jury found Phil Lyman guilty of illegally riding an ATV in a closed southern Utah canyon as a protest against the…

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Recapture Canyon Protest Trial

April 29, 2015 - Government/Politics, Land Use News - Tagged: , , , , , , , , - no comments

  SALT LAKE CITY — A San Juan County commissioner and others “crossed the line” when they drove off-road vehicles into a closed southeastern Utah canyon as a protest against…

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The Heavy Hand of the Federal Government: Five Charged in Recapture Canyon Protest Ride — by Brian Maffly

September 22, 2014 - Government/Politics, Land Use News - Tagged: , , , , - 1 comment

The BLM drops the hammer on several people it is accusing of organizing and participating in the Recapture Canyon ATV Protest Ride back in May, 2014. According to an article…

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