Deputy Wounded, Pot Grow Suspect Killed

A Lassen County sheriffs deputy was wounded in the arm during a shootout with a suspected marijuana grower Tuesday, June 16, 2009, about 1 pm The deputy was among a group of five, including two fellow officers and two Bureau of Land Management officers who were doing reconnaissance or scouting the area about 10 miles south of Little Valley on public lands near Dixie Valley Ranch. Lassen County Sheriff Steve Warren said the officers stumbled upon an illegal marijuana growing operation, ...

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YouTube | June 17, 2009

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