A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger during a gunfight last year was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison, federal prosecutors said.
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A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger during a gunfight last year was sentenced to more than 23 years in federal prison Friday, federal prosecutors said.opening fire at park law enforcement ranger Mitchell HauptmanHe was sentenced to 23½ years in federal prison on a second degree attempted murder charge of a federal officer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
The shooting happened after Ellie fled from a Colorado State Patrol trooper on Dec. 8 on U.S. Highway 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon, authorities said. Hauptman was alerted the vehicle might be heading toward the park. Hauptman saw a vehicle matching the suspect's description near the park's entrance and turned on his lights, but Ellis drove around the ranger's vehicle on the shoulder of the road,Rocky Mountain National Park sign
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