UTAH COUNTY (KSTU-TV) – You’ve probably seen the YouTube video by now. In it, two Utah County men, both now former Boy Scout leaders, toppling a millions-year-old rock formation in Southern Utah. 
 
 On Friday, criminal charges were filed against them. 
 
 The case is unique; the Emery County Attorney had to determine how much the rock formation was worth and how much damage was done. The value in the end was enough to charge the two men with felonies. 
 
 Video: Men topple 200-million-year-old ‘Goblin’ formation in Utah 
 
 Back in October, David Hall, one of the former scout leaders now facing a felony defended their actions. 
 
 “We’ll take responsibility for that,” he said. “We teach our boys to be good scouts. We made a decision based on safety of the people around.” 
 
 Emery County Attorney David Blackwell didn’t see it that way, saying in the fall, “I think it might cause legislators to craft a law that might protect our state parks.” 
 
 Since there’s no state statute protecting state parks, Blackwell had to come up with the charge to fit the alleged crime. 
 
 “The county attorney today filed third-degree felony charges against both individuals,” said Fred Hayes, who is the Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation. 
 
 Glenn Taylor was charged with criminal mischief and David Hall with aiding and assisting in criminal mischief. The damage to the ancient rock formation in Goblin Valley is estimated between $1,500 to $5,000, making the charges against the former Boy Scout leaders third-degree felonies. 
 
 “Certainly this is an unusual case,” Hayes said. “We hope that by the filing of the felony charges it’s a deterrent for anybody else who thinks it’s cool to deface or destroy state park property.” 
 
 Representative Dylan Prichard is introducing legislation which would make damaging or defacing a geological or natural feature in a state park a third-degree felony. The bill aligns with the Emery County Attorney’s case and will be heard in a committee hearing this coming Monday at the State Capitol. 
 
 Meantime, FOX 13 News reached out to Dave Hall, who didn’t want to comment on the story. We also left a message for Glenn Taylor but haven’t heard back; but both will have their day in court, to defend themselves. That date hasn’t been set yet. 

 Two Highland men who gained international infamy last year after a video showing them pushing over a rock formation in a Utah state park went viral now face felony charges. 
 
 HIGHLAND — Two Highland men who gained international infamy last year after a video showing them pushing over a rock formation in a Utah state park went viral now face felony charges. 
 
 The man accused of toppling the rock, Glenn Taylor, 45, was charged Friday in 7th District Court with criminal mischief, while Dave Hall, 42, was charged with aiding in criminal mischief. Both charges are third-degree felonies, carrying potential maximum sentences of five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. 
 
 Taylor and Hall were visiting Goblin Valley State Park with a Scout troop in October when they spotted a rock formation that they say they believed was at risk of falling on hikers traversing a nearby trail. 
 
 Hall recorded video on a cellphone and offered commentary while Taylor can be seen pushing over one of the delicately perched hoodoo formations that give Goblin Valley its name. 
 
 The one-minute video took off once it was shared on social media, going viral in a matter of days. The international attention brought hate mail and death threats down on the two men, and the Boy Scouts of America dismissed them from their role as Scout leaders. 
 
 They came to be known as the "Goblin Topplers." 
 
 After charges were filed Friday, Hall said briefly that he and Taylor have made their apologies and now want to leave the incident behind them. 
 
 "We've said what needed to be said in the past. We've apologized. We've said we're sorry. We're happy to see this thing coming to an end," Hall said. "We can't undo anything, so we're moving on." 
 
 The two men told reporters last fall they acted out of concern for the safety of others in the park, and at the time they never considered what they were doing could be criminal. 
 
 "Neither one of us were out there intending to do illegal activity," Hall said. "It just made sense to us at the time — remove the danger so that we don't have to hear about somebody dying." 
 
 In the wake of the goblin toppling scandal, Rep. Dixon Pitcher, R-Ogden, introduced a bill at the Utah Legislature that would criminalize damaging state parks. HB68 is scheduled to be discussed in the House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee. 
 
 Taylor and Hall are scheduled to appear in 7th District Court in Castle Dale on March 18. 
 
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– Two former Scout leaders have been charged with felonies—criminal mischief and aiding criminal mischief—after one of them knocked over a rock formation in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park. Glenn Taylor, 45, pushed over the rock while Dave Hall, 42, filmed it, Deseret News reports. The two, who have been dropped from the Boy Scouts, could face up to five years in jail and fines of up to $5,000. They say they pushed over the formation, which Q13 Fox notes was millions of years old, because they feared it could fall over on its own and hurt someone. "Neither one of us were out there intending to do illegal activity," said Hall. "It just made sense to us at the time—remove the danger so that we don't have to hear about somebody dying." Following the filing of the charges yesterday, he added: "We've apologized … We're happy to see this thing coming to an end." In order to assess the charges in the "unusual case," authorities had to figure out how much the formation was worth; they settled on $1,500 to $5,000, Q13 notes. They hope the charges are "a deterrent for anybody else who thinks it’s cool to deface or destroy state park property," says an official. The incident could lead to new laws protecting Utah state parks.