Accused bike thief lassoed by man on horse in Southern Oregon

[L. Coyote]

Accused bike thief lassoed by man on horse in Southern Oregon
By KATU.com Staff Friday, June 10th 2016



EAGLE POINT, Ore. — An alleged bike thief was stopped in his tracks at a Walmart in Southern Oregon thanks to a man... on a horse... with a lasso. ......... Witnesses say the suspect was caught trying to steal a bike off the rack outside the store.

Since being lassoed to the ground, the suspect has been arrested.

[braddy]

1. Damn cowboys...they are why I had to give up the bicycle stealing trade and move to Philadelphia to

live among the gentry and pursue my fortune in the cards and games of chance.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Love this story...

nt

[EL34x4]

3. I'm just happy someone got a photo. n/t

[Aerows]

5. I do, too.

Oregon seems to develop some amazing individuals.

[L. Coyote]

4. OPB now has the story: Oregon Rancher Lassos Alleged Bicycle Thief

Oregon Rancher Lassos Alleged Bicycle Thief

by Nick Morgan Medford Mail Tribune | June 11, 2016

Eagle Point rancher Robert Borba was loading dog food and a camping tent into his truck and cattle trailer Friday morning at Walmart when he heard a woman screaming that someone was stealing her bicycle.

“I seen this fella trying to get up to speed on a bicycle,” said the 28-year-old Borba, who was planning on helping brand cattle in California that afternoon. “I wasn’t going to catch him on foot. I just don’t run very fast.”

Borba quickly brought out his horse, Long John, which he’d brought to help him with the cattle, from the back of his trailer.

The cowboy and his horse then chased after the alleged thief as the man, struggling with the gears, ditched the bike and attempted to flee on foot.

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And they point back to the Medford paper: Horseback Hero: Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief

Borba said he grabbed his rope and let it fly, lassoing the man around his legs and causing him to tumble to the ground, dragging him like roped cattle to the end of the parking lot. Borba said the man then grabbed a tree near Carl's Jr. and attempted to break free, but Borba and Long John kept the rope taut.

The suspect's look of surprise at being chased by a man on horseback was priceless, Borba said.

The man asked him, "Do you have a badge to do this?" Borba said.

Borba called 911 and sat with the lassoed suspect for about 15 minutes until Eagle Point police arrived.

..... "I use a rope every day, that's how I make my living," Borba said. "If it catches cattle pretty good, it catches a bandit pretty good."

[L. Coyote]

6. This story has legs, now international: Dope on a rope! Bungling bicycle thief vs. Lone Ranger

Dope on a rope! Bungling bicycle thief gets lassoed by horse-riding Oregon cowboy in Wal-Mart car park



A bike thief in Eagle Point, Oregon got some old-fashioned frontier justice Friday when a passing cowboy chased him on horseback across a Wal-Mart car park and brought him down with a lasso.

In a scene that could have come out of a Roy Rogers movie - or more likely Blazing Saddles - Victorino Arellano-Sanchez, 23, found himself pursued by Robert Borba, 28, who was nicknamed 'The Lone Ranger' by spectators.

'I mean, who gets on their horse at Wal-Mart and chases after somebody and lassoes him other than the Lone Ranger?' witness Rob Roque asked KTVL.

.... With his legs tied, Arellano-Sanchez could only flail around as Borba dragged him across the parking lot.

'Do you have a badge to do this?' the baffled thief asked.

[Initech]

7. This might be the single most Oregon story ever!