US EditionChaotic video shows police breaking up Burning Man climate protest blocking road and causing traffic jam
- A tribal ranger in Nevada is being reviewed for his conduct after pointing a weapon and driving his vehicle through a blockade created by environmental activists protesting climate change.
- The incident occurred on a highway that leads to the Burning Man festival, and videos on social media captured the ranger's aggressive actions towards the protesters.
- The tribe's chairman confirmed that an investigation is underway, but did not provide details on the reviewing agency or the type of weapon used by the ranger.
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Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
NIXON, Nev. (AP) — A tribal ranger's conduct is under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at environmental activists and plowed his patrol vehicle through their blockade on the road leading to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. The incident unfolded on a rural stretch of highway on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reservation in northwestern Nevada. The protest calling attention to climate change stopped traff…
Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
NIXON, Nev. (AP) — A tribal ranger’s conduct is under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at environmental activists and plowed his patrol vehicle through their blockade on the road leading to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. The incident unfolded on a rural stretch of highway on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reservation in northwestern Nevada. The protest calling attention to climate change stopped traff…
Tribal ranger crashes through barricade, draws gun on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man festival
NIXON, Nev. -- A tribal ranger's conduct is under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at environmental activists and plowed his patrol vehicle through their blockade on the road leading to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert.
Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
Associated Press NIXON, Nev. (AP) — The actions of a ranger for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation in northwestern Nevada are under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at climate activists blocking the road to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert. The tribe’s chairman declined to say if the weapon pointed at protesters was a handgun or a Taser. Videos on social media showed the ranger plowing into the group’s …
Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review
Associated Press NIXON, Nev. (AP) — The actions of a ranger for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation in northwestern Nevada are under review after he pointed a weapon Sunday at climate activists blocking the road to the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert. The tribe’s chairman declined to say if the weapon pointed at protesters was a handgun or a Taser. Videos on social media showed the ranger plowing into the group’s …
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