Rep. Tim Kelly and Tara Mack were busy "exchanging documents" when a Park Ranger rolled up.
Minnesota State Rep. Tim Kelly and Rep. Tara Mack had a run-in with a park ranger at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, Minnesota. The ranger claims they were illegally parked and noted other activities were underway
when he approached:
The public copies of those citations identify the cars involved, and the time of day, 4:30 p.m.. But they don't include the officer's notes. But another court document, a case register obtained by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, included a briefing notation by Ranger Moses.
"Was making out with female in car. When I approached the female's pants were unzipped and pulled down."
Both Republican lawmakers are married and thus far, both are refuting the ranger's accounts. So what were they doing in their car?
In a statement issued to the media on Wednesday, Rep. Kelly said he met Rep. Mack in the Lebanon Hills Regional Park to exchange some documents related to the South Country Health Alliance, based in Owatonna.
Seems like a strange place to meet for official business. Both Kelly and Mack are denying the allegation, but Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie is standing by the Ranger Jordan Moses:
"He doesn’t know these people. He’s just doing his job. That’s what park rangers do, is they patrol and look for problems in the parks and that’s what he was doing," Sheriff Leslie remarked.