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Spokane sheriff blasts Shea for Malheur trip

Reps. Judy Boyle, Sage Dixon and Heather Scott at the Idaho state Capitol Tuesday, explaining their reasons for visiting armed occupier at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. (AP / Kimberlee Kruesi)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Reps. Judy Boyle, Sage Dixon and Heather Scott at the Idaho state Capitol Tuesday, explaining their reasons for visiting armed occupier at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. (AP / Kimberlee Kruesi)
Reps. Judy Boyle, Sage Dixon and Heather Scott at the Idaho state Capitol Tuesday, explaining their reasons for visiting armed occupier at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. (AP / Kimberlee Kruesi)

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is criticizing state Rep. Matt Shea for visiting with armed protesters who have seized a federal office in Oregon. “I just can’t fathom it,” Knezovich said Tuesday. Protestors occupied a building Jan. 2 and have said they won’t leave until the federal government turns over grazing lands it manages to local authorities. Harney County Sheriff David Ward has asked the protesters to stand down. Dwight and Steve Hammond, the two ranchers who were convicted of arson for their role in setting fire to grazing lands and who were originally cited as the catalyst for the protest, have also distanced themselves from the standoff/ Kip Hill , SR. More here.

Question: What do you think Bonner County Sheriff Darryl Wheeler has to say about the same trip made by House District 1 Reps. Heather Scott and Sage Dixon?

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