A conflict brewing in southwestern Colorado pits ranchers and outdoors enthusiasts against survivors of former polygamist leader Warren Jeffs after the latter group declared itself the Free Land Holders Committee and began fencing off about 1,000 acres of public U.S. Forest Service land. Angry residents — some of them carrying sidearms — started cutting down portions of the fence around 1 p.m.

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    10/10/2024 - 7:12 am | View Link
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