Board hears tale of tense Malheur refuge occupation
Thursday, 31 March 2016 14:42 | Written by Peter Wong
Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett ... said some of his deputies helped a Harney County deputy run a criminal check on a wanted individual sitting in a bar in Burns ...
Garrett said most policing tasks by his deputies focused on Burns and other areas well away from the refuge, which is about 30 miles southeast of Burns.
Among their duties were responding to traffic crashes, recovering vehicles, providing security at news conferences and community meetings, investigating a mysterious rash of deer kills along a highway, and dealing with harassment complaints at the Burns Paiute Reservation.
“After the tribe spoke out against the occupation, they faced very pointed harassment,” Garrett said. “Burning tires would appear on the reservation in the middle of the night for no apparent reason” ...
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