COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A Colorado Springs man was sentenced Oct. 31 to seven days in jail and banned from Yellowstone National Park after leaving a designated trail.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wyoming said Friday that Joseph Aita, 62, of Colorado Springs, entered Canary Spring, a protected area in Mammoth Hot Springs located north of the park. Aita entered the protected area alongside co-defendant Celia Aita and two children.

Authorities said Aita pleaded guilty to destroying a mineral resource and was sentenced to five years of probation, with a ban on entering Yellowstone National Park for those five years and a $3,000 fine.

Officials said he would also be required to pay $60 in mandatory court costs and fees.

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