OGDEN, Utah – Insider reported that Rodrick Dow Craythorn, who lives in Syracuse, Utah, plead guilty to charges of “excavating or trafficking in archaeological resources, and injury or depredation to United States property,” according to the US Attorney’s Office District of Wyoming.
The 52-year-old was apparently digging up parts of Fort Yellowstone Cemetery between October 2019 and May 2020 while seeking Forrest Fenn’s long-sought-after $2 million treasure.
Fenn himself was an art dealer and author from New Mexico who had a love for the great outdoors. He buried a bronze treasure chest filled with gold and precious gems somewhere in the Rocky Mountains about 10 years ago, and the internet has been captivated with finding it ever since. Fenn left clues to the treasure via a poem he included in his memoir, “The Thrill of the Chase.”