Bison taunting man has been stopped by cops three times in a week

Raymond Reinke, 55, was arrested Thursday after he was stopped by rangers at three different national parks in the same week

The Oregon man who taunted a bison in a viral video has been arrested – but it turns out this wasn’t the first time he wreaked havoc at a national park. 

In fact cops say Reinke was stopped by officers on three separate occasions at different parks all in just one week.

The 55-year-old, who has a lengthy rap sheet, appeared in court on Friday and faces charges including disturbing wildlife and being under the influence of alcohol to a degree that endangers himself.

Reinke first ran into trouble at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on July 28 for his drunk and disorderly conduct.

After spending a night in Teton County Jail he was released on bond and headed to Yellowstone National Park where he was stopped for a traffic violation on July 31, according to Buckrail. 

When rangers stopped his vehicle he reportedly appeared to be intoxicated and argumentative. He was cited for failing to wear his seat belt in the passenger seat. 

Rangers believe that it was after the stop that he ran into the bison.

Yellowstone rangers then received several wildlife harassment reports and found Reinke, issuing a citation for a court appearance. 

Following his parks stint he was arrested and faces charges for being under the influence of alcohol to degree that endangers himself or others and disturbing wildlife. Pictured left and right following 2013 arrests in Oregon for disorderly conduct and harassment

He led his streak of disorderly conduct starting at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, then Yellowstone, then Glacier National Park in Montana over the course of six days

But a few days later Reinke skipped off to Glacier National Park in Montana. 

On Thursday August 2 the Yellowstone rangers connected the dots and saw his bison wildlife violation. As a result, his bond was revoked and a warrant was issued for his arrest that same day. 

Glacier National Park rangers then began to search for Reinke, but they didn’t have to look long as rangers received complaints of two guests arguing and creating a loud disturbance in the hotel dining room.

Sure enough, Reinke was one of those two guests. He was arrested and transported and booked into Yellowstone jail. 

‘This isn’t an everyday occurrence that this teamwork happens, but it does when we have opportunities like this. Our rangers do take this very seriously,’ Lauren Alley, a spokesperson for Glacier National Park said to Missoulian. 

‘We appreciate the collaboration of our fellow rangers in Glacier and Grand Teton national parks on this arrest. Harassing wildlife is illegal in any national park,’ Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk said. 

Reinkewas seen in a Facebook video taunting a bison at Yellowstone National Park this week

Reinke was beating his chest and roaring at the animal, causing it to get agitated and charge

Reinke made an appearance in court on Friday and faces five charges including being under the influence of alcohol to a degree that endangers himself or others, interference/resisting, making unreasonable noise, storing an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle, and disturbing wildlife.

His next hearing is set for August 8. 

Reinke’s week-long streak is just a small part of extensive rap sheet dating back to 2013,  filled with several disorderly conduct charges. 

He shot to viral fame after he was filmed confronting a bison in a Facebook video posted by park goer Lindsey Jones.

In the clip Reinke beats his chest and yells at the animal, causing it to become agitated and charge at him.    

The beast charges at the screaming Reinke twice, who runs away afterwards. Eventually the bison walks away. 

Following the incident Yellowstone released a statement saying ‘The individual’s behavior in this video is reckless, dangerous, and illegal.’

‘We need people to be stewards of Yellowstone, and one way to do that is to keep your distance from wildlife. Park regulations require people to stay at least 25 yards from animals like bison and elk, and 100 yards from bears and wolves. These distances safeguard both visitors and the remarkable experience of sharing a landscape with thousands of freely-roaming animals. People who ignore these rules are risking their lives and threatening the park experience for everyone else,’ the statement added.

The video was filmed by park goer Lindsey Jones and shared on Facebook. The footage quickly went viral, sparking an investigation 

‘We need people to be stewards of Yellowstone, and one way to do that is to keep your distance from wildlife,’ Yellowstone said in a statement

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