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HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK Four Men Sentenced In Robbery Of Park Visitor [Printer-friendly text version] On the evening of February 6th, ranger James Latendresse received a report of an assault involving five young men who’d beaten and robbed a visitor who was walking on the park’s Grand Promenade. Latendresse’s prompt investigation led to the discovery that Hot Springs PD detectives were working on a similar robbery in the city, with suspects who matched those involved in the park incident. Latendresse and NPS special agent Robert Still found and interviewed all five men, some of them housed at the Arkansas Rehabilitation Center located immediately adjacent to the park. During interviews, all five admitted their involvement in the robbery, which they had planned ahead of time. On October 13th, four of the men pled guilty in court, with each sentenced to 60 days in jail and a $600 fine and ordered to pay $81 in restitution. The fifth man remains at large, with an active warrant out against him. One of the members of the group was subsequently jailed for an armed carjacking in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The sentencing marked the culmination of months of work by Latendresse, Still and other Hot Springs rangers.
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