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Parowan • Ranchers gathered in southwestern Utah to mourn the man who died when law enforcement agents arrested some of the armed group occupying an Oregon nature preserve.
Robert "LaVoy" Finicum died Wednesday during the confrontation between FBI agents and the group including the group's leader, Ammon Bundy.
The St. George Spectrum reports that dozens gathered at the Iron County Courthouse in Parowan on Wednesday for a memorial for the 56-year-old Arizona resident.
Iron County sheep rancher Phillip Gardener organized the gathering after hearing about the man's death. Finicum had served as spokesman of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge during the standoff.
Few in attendance had met Finicum, but most echoed his claims criticizing the federal management of public lands.