Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Rancher surveying cattle from plane spots suspects in Western crime spree that left 2 dead

A Nevada rancher who spotted a man and woman walking in a desolate area while surveying his cattle from the air on Tuesday led police to arrest the suspects in the killing an elderly Utah couple in a crime spree that spanned two states. Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Jim Phelps told The Associated Press that Logan Welles McFarland, 24, and Angela Atwood, 25, were found Tuesday afternoon area near Interstate 80 about 35 miles west of the Utah border, not far from where they ditched police in a high-speed chase on Saturday. Rancher and Elko County Commissioner Demar Dahl, also a pilot, spotted the suspects from the air Tuesday while surveying his cattle. He said he called authorities Monday night to ask if the suspects had been captured, and figured he'd keep an eye out. "We flew and looked and sure enough we found them," Dahl told the AP. "We didn't have any cell phone coverage, so we followed them for a ways, just circling them," Dahl added. "We flew low, right down next to them." Dahl said he then flew back into cell range and called authorities...more

Sky King to the rescue.

1 comment:

Tick said...

Aw yes, Penney. I could have been a stalker back then. Too bad my pony couldn't catch the Song Bird.