Horsford working with sheriff to get armed campers to go home
Posted May 5, 2014 - 8:57am
By STEVE SEBELIUS
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
... But now the BLM operation is over and the residents of this rural Nevada town just want things to get back to normal. He said he heard complaints at a Mesquite pancake breakfast about the militias, and was even asked about it by a fifth-grade schoolgirl.
“It’s not an environment where people feel safe,” Horsford said.
As a result, Horsford said he’s been working with Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie to alert him to incidents on the ground, including militia members allegedly establishing “checkpoints” and only allowing people to pass after they prove their residency. Horsford says his staff will be in daily contact with the sheriff’s office as they work to resolve the situation.
“We are all working toward a resolution where they leave,” Horsford said ...
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