Idaho State Police are investigating after a Council rancher was shot and killed Sunday by deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office.
The incident began when a Subaru station wagon crashed into a bull on US 95 north of Council at about 6:45 p.m. Emergency responders and Adams County deputies responded and were working to extricate the two people inside the car. Adams County Sheriff Ryan Zollman said the bull, which was injured in the collision, started charging at emergency responders and other vehicles.
"The bull was very agitated and was aggressive to emergency services, as well as the other cars coming up and down the highway," he said.
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There might be some scalps taken over this one.
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DeleteAnother damn trigger happy cop. The rancher had come to shoot the injured bull that was in agonizing pain and blindly charging everybody. It happens around here sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI can't find an update yet.
DeleteIt happens around here (open range, too) and the owner is called and dispatches his animal with a rifle. I would bet that the bull was between the rancher and a cop and the cop freaked out. Ranchers are good shots and hit what they aim at. Cop probable thought rancher was aiming at him.
DeleteWhat a tragedy if true. Thanks and does make sense.
DeleteMore information, a facebook post by an eyewitness...
ReplyDeleteAppears to me trigger happy rookies really screwed up.
“Jack, Donna and Rowdy, Donna’s nephew, showed up to take care of their bull. Jack was bent down and a second from shooting the bull when a cop grabbed him from the back and spun him around. He shot Jack in the stomach and the other cop shot him 4 times in the chest. The cops were standing behind Jack.
Donna and Rowdy rushed down to Jack and the cops threw them face down on the ground and had guns to their head. Between what happened to her husband and the rough treatment, she had a massive heart attack. She was life flighted to Boise. She had another last night.
This story came from Jack’s nephew and it was told to him by Rowdy. The sheriff wanted Rowdy to change his account. The bull (becoming aggressive) seems key to the story but it wasn’t even in the account I heard from Jack’s nephew. There was crew trying to get the people out of the car that hit the bull. This sounds like a big coverup to me (the news account). I just can’t understand how those cops could have done that. We seem to get the ex military rambos around here. I’ve heard plenty about these deputies being difficult. I don’t know how Donna is doing. I hate to bother the family. I am pretty close to her and I’m so worried she isn’t going to make it.(This is a post on FB)
Seems the executioners killed him from behind. Cowards. What a disgrace.
If there is not more to the story, then they are killers who deserve the fate of the rancher.
DeleteDid you catch the news from North Carolina. Bound to make some non-citizens
ReplyDeleteand criminals mad as hell:
http://totalconservative.com/state-banishes-sanctuary-cities/
One for our side. HA
Good deal. Thanks. http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2015/11/nc-banishes-sanctuary-cities.html
DeleteSounds like SOP from the typical roid raged state sanctioned bully's. I have no doubt the rancher wasn't having any of the "I'm in charge so STFU and cower' bullshit the badges were spouting. He was a mere mundane who refused to do as he was told instanty AND he was armed....all the reason a badgemonkey needs to commit state sanctioned murder. There will be no justice in this case if it's left up to the system. I have no doubt this will be ruled justified by the criminally complicit DA and legal system. These thugs will only be held accountable for this killing if it's done at night in the middle of nowhere.
ReplyDeleteThese thugs will only be held accountable for this killing if it's done at night in the middle of nowhere.
DeleteTheir track record.