Forest ranger released from a hospital after attack in Angeles National Forest in Azusa

U.S. Forest Service officials said Thursday the ranger who was knocked unconscious during an attack at the East Fork Ranger Station north of Azusa has been released from the hospital. Sheriff's investigators don't know who struck the ranger in his face, knocking him unconscious around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Joseph McDonald said. "We're just getting started on our investigation because it just occurred last night," McDonald said. The ranger was flown to a trauma center where he underwent treatment for his head injury and contusions on his legs and stomach, officials said. He has since been released, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman John Wagner said, who declined further comment. The ranger was allegedly attacked after he opened the station's door to a let a man use the telephone, officials said. "We don't know whether its retaliation from a prior contact; we're still trying to determine that," McDonald said. The man was described as a Latino, standing about 6 feet tall, McDonald said...more