Utah tourist caught defacing ancient petroglyphs is unmasked [View all]

By SONYA GUGLIARA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 21:14 EST, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 21:44 EST, 3 December 2024

Daniela Ganassim Ericksen was arrested on Saturday, according to Utah's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after appearing to deface the ancient Native American rock carving. An unnamed man was also found by police, but his information has not been publicly released.

The pair were accused of causing about $7,000 in damage between the Wire Pass and Buckskin Gulch trail heads on the Utah-Arizona border on November 23. Ericksen is being held at the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Washington County.

The BLM told KUTV: 'It is typical to see felony charges related to the violation of the Archeological Resource Protection Act and 18 U.S. Code 1361 Willful injury or depredation of government property.

'The cultural value will never be fully restored.'



Daniela Ganassim Ericksen and a man who has not been publicly identified have been caught by police for defacing Native American carvings on November 23



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