Parollee struck by moving BLM ranger vehicle, spokesman says

An investigation is continuing in connection with a Bureau of Land Management ranger whose vehicle struck a parolee over the weekend in the desert, a spokesman said today. BLM spokesman Steve Razo said the ranger was on routine patrol early Sunday when he spotted a pickup truck with expired reg tags. The moment the ranger went to inspect the vehicle, the suspect, identififed as 46-year-old Richard Rusk Orman, sped off in the truck only to abandon it later at an unspecified distance, Razo said. Orman, who took off his boots to avoid leaving foot print impression on the sand, was struck by a moving BLM ranger vehicle during the search and was flown out to a trauma center in Palm Springs, Razo said...read more

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The Forest Service handcuffs and throws to the ground an asthmatic for violating bulletin board policy and the BLM runs over a man whose state vehicle registration has expired. Meanwhile the federal lands are either a depository for dog shit or a marijuana plantation.