Furious ranchers across America unite
behind terrified South Dakota couple facing
jail after armed feds stormed their land
Daily Mail,
by
Alyssa Guzman
Original Article
Posted By: sunset,
8/18/2024 2:38:20 AM
Ranchers are furious after an armed federal agent stormed the land of a South Dakota couple, who are now facing 10 years in prison over a fence if convicted as charged. Charles and Heather Maude, both 39, of Caputa, were separately served grand jury indictments of alleged theft of government property on June 24 by Forest Service Special Agent Travis Lunders, who showed up at their door unannounced, armed, and full tactical gear, according to Cowboy State Daily.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
MissGrits 8/18/2024 3:18:55 AM (No. 1780101)
In Kamala's world, expect a LOT of govt overreach!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
mifla 8/18/2024 3:22:57 AM (No. 1780102)
Something tells me that their real crime is that they voted for the "wrong" person or contributed to the "wrong" campaign.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Trigger2 8/18/2024 3:43:07 AM (No. 1780108)
Demonrat agents in action. Enjoy.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 8/18/2024 4:41:23 AM (No. 1780133)
The USFS running roughshod over one of its citizens. Say it aint so? So! Commissars are alive and well in the USFS.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
5 handicap 8/18/2024 5:34:19 AM (No. 1780143)
IMHO, this Agent has forfeit his Raison D'Etre and should be introduced to Mr. Molotov asap!
26 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 8/18/2024 6:14:43 AM (No. 1780151)
First off, the feds don't need to lock up as much land as they have. This is typical for a federal agency that really has no business harassing a ranching family. All that needed to happen was for the USFS to say is, we surveyed the land and the fence in this area needs to be moved because it's on federal land. Obviously, this out of control Ranger is just the type of employee the Harris regime will promote.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 8/18/2024 6:59:47 AM (No. 1780161)
The Federal government should divest much of the land they own and fire many of the government employees that manage the land.
52 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Troutgreen 8/18/2024 7:14:02 AM (No. 1780166)
G Gordon Liddy sounded the alarm warning of Jack- booted thugs crashing into our homes and businesses for the crime of not bowing down to Big Brother. Time has proven him right.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
chumley 8/18/2024 7:33:38 AM (No. 1780170)
What are park rangers doing strutting around in "tactical gear" anyway? Are they playing army instead of playing Yogi Bear? And how come so many of them are so arrogant towards the public? Some of the ones I've met while fishing have a massive chip on their shoulders and seem to WANT a fight. They do know everyone in this state is armed, dont they?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
kidsmom 8/18/2024 7:47:45 AM (No. 1780179)
I know this might be unpopular, but here goes: One tactical-geared officer serving process does not a "storm" make. As the mother of a law enforcement officer, they go where they're told; and I would want my child fully armored. The fault in this whole mess lies with the officer's higher-ups, and I hope they lose their jobs. There are good grounds for this couple winning this since the fence existed since 1950 and they were not made aware of the survey results before the officer's appearance. Hopefully a grand jury will see through the government's ploys.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 8/18/2024 8:19:56 AM (No. 1780204)
Surprised that a grand jury, even one that all dims, went along with this. Some people within the USFS hierarchy who lack common sense, are incompetent, exhibit poor judgment, are leftists, and have an axe to grind against republican ranchers are behind this and are seeking to make names for themselves.
The hunters who started this by taking issue with the "No Hunting" signs on Maude's land fit the mould of wealthy leftist lawyers who have political connections. We have had similar situations like this in western Colorado - another republican stronghold. The way these leftists operate is to intimidate the victims relentlessly and bleed them dry of their wealth until they finally break.
I may easily mis-understand the Maude's situation completely. Or maybe not. And there is probably more to the story. Regardless, people beware.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 8/18/2024 8:48:02 AM (No. 1780217)
From the article: “Charles and Heather Maude, both 39, of Caputa, were separately served grand jury indictments of alleged theft of government property on June 24 by Forest Service Special Agent Travis Lunders, who showed up at their door unannounced, armed, and full tactical gear, according to Cowboy State Daily. ”
Nazi prison guards followed orders too. They just did their jobs.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 8/18/2024 9:03:19 AM (No. 1780225)
Another Ferderal agency that needs to shut down.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
red1066 8/18/2024 9:07:15 AM (No. 1780228)
One guy shows up? That's all?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 8/18/2024 9:51:08 AM (No. 1780251)
It's called running a "Boo Game," when agents show up unannounced, armed, and in full tactical gear. They hope it scares you to death, and they won't be blamed.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
nerdowell 8/18/2024 9:51:45 AM (No. 1780252)
What this is about:
The government is intent on locking up as much land as it can, forcing as many people out of their homes to return it to it's "former pristine" condition.
Agricultural land is especially targeted, in part so that NGO contributors can gain control of resources and set prices. Plus, residents are sparse and will probably have to sell land in order to pay for litigation.
Remember when the Obama administration inexplicably purchased ammunition for agencies that seemingly should have no need of it? Remember the program to tear down the network of dams in Northern California? This has been ongoing for decades.
What about families? A husband and wife served separately and told not to discuss their case? Any questions concerning government attitudes about traditional matrimony? Afterall, what use would a totalitarian state have for marriage.
What about the bureaucrats, the prosecutors and the judges who willingly go along with this? Good Germans, just following orders, doing their jobs? Whatever happened to the Nuremburg rules. Sure, they're not shooting yet, but they would.
Even the comments following the article attend mostly to the technically legal particulars, unable to see the evil, fascist juggernaut about to grind them under its tracks.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
spacer 8/18/2024 9:52:23 AM (No. 1780253)
Staes should simply kick the feds off all land in the borders of their state. By force if needed.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 8/18/2024 9:55:25 AM (No. 1780256)
So - - where is Governor Gnome - - who always talks a free market game - - but then turns tail and runs away whenever there's a real conflict?
She cowered before the NCAA - - and she proved gutless over the Mount Rushmore fireworks. Looks like she'll be back in the deep weeds again. But maybe she can make another "cute" commercial - - using taxpayer money to push her own career.
Governor Gnome - - where are you ?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Socio 8/18/2024 10:00:13 AM (No. 1780257)
Facing 10 years in prison over a fence that was built in 1950, my guess is someone wants their land that has been in their family since 1907 and is using the federal government as an attack dog to get it.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Kate318 8/18/2024 1:34:49 PM (No. 1780370)
“A little over a month later, the couple met with Forest Service District Ranger, Julie Wheeler, where it was decided the land needed surveyed to determine property boundaries, Gabel told The Daily.”
Notice how the most vicious authorities in government are usually liberal women?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Birddog 8/18/2024 1:38:05 PM (No. 1780372)
Is it a matter of a few feet? Or a matter of much larger acreage? Is it a matter of permanent structures of changes to the land in that acreage? or is it pasture/grazing land? Is it being tilled or is it open? Forested with trees being cut?
The Govt has had two generations to identify THEIR own borders(4 generations of govt workers based upon a 20 year career)
Surveying under "Old" tech can be very different than new lines drawn by satellite and GPS,.
The west fence of our farm borders a NY State Forest,created in the 30's when several of the farms on that side of the ridge went under over tax bills, but the recognized property boundaries ALL have stone fences going back to the 1700's. That boundary is nearly 1/2 mile long and at least 1/4 mile from any road or path. The State resurvey of it 3 years ago found that it was off by approx 5 feet at one end, and 30 feet at the other. It is a direct North/South line, and apparently the surveyors compass was a little off. In THIS case they had to move the line towards THEIR side, giving US more land...and also obligating us for more Taxes. The wire fences have long ago rusted away, and no cattle have been run since the 60's. The whole ridge is regrown hardwood forests on our side, and mostly, past it's prime, pine plantations on theirs. It is their obligation to mark the perimeters of state forests, visible from BOTH sides...giving notice to people on the outside, as well as to those within that they will be crossing over to private lands.They want us to take down our posted signs and move them...but...the expense of that is hardly worth the effort, I'd rather let the occasional hunter using state land encroach a bit than move 100 or so signs, frankly...there are more important uses of my time. I'll wait until they clearly mark THEIR "new" lines, and maybe move my signs when I'm up there doing thinning or something in future years.The people I have granted a hunting lease to agreed to a price for the old lines anyway.(The only real difference is that the state allows rifle hunting on their land, I only allow Black Powder/Archery/Shotgun on mine) MY people can shoot into state land, but stateland hunters cannot shoot into my land.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Aklon70 8/18/2024 3:19:23 PM (No. 1780399)
Who remembers the Jarbridge County Rebellion? Clinton apparatchiks started closing roads in so-called "wilderness" areas that had the effect of cutting the roads to people's ranches. After a confrontation (the Feds backed down) the rest of the county imposed a boycott on anyone working for or related to a Federal employee. At the grocery store, all the registers would stop working; at the gas station all the pumps would stop working - if the customer had anything to do with the Federal Government.
Not surprisingly, the Feds in that area calmed down quickly.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/18/2024 3:57:51 PM (No. 1780420)
Be prepared, keep bodybags in the bottom drawer in your kitchen.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/18/2024 4:01:37 PM (No. 1780421)
Hint: The police and feds are not permitted to use deadly force against somebody unless their lives are threatened so don't threaten, just take him out.
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The fence was reportedly built in 1950, meaning it's been on this earth nearly twice the life time of these two young parents.