Wyoming news brief: 'Marshal' claims he took Yellowstone heavy wrecker to get to 'headquarters'

CASPER (Wyoming News Exchange) — Yellowstone National Park rangers arrested a Virginia man Saturday after he allegedly stole a heavy wrecker while intoxicated and told rangers he was a federal agent on a mission.

The incident began just before 5 p.m., Saturday, when Alan Bowling, born in 1967, attempted to buy a beer at the Old Faithful Upper General Store and had his credit card declined. He then “left the general store, got into the heavy wrecker without permission of [the park] and drove the wrecker away,” according to an affidavit.

Rangers received a report of the stolen red, heavy wrecker...