Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief

Medford Mail Tribune ^ | June 10, 2016 | Nick Morgan

[AuntB]

An Eagle Point rancher lassoed an alleged bike thief this morning in the parking lot of the Eagle Point Walmart.

Robert Borba, 28, said he was at Walmart with a trailer loaded with his horse to pick up some dog food when he heard a woman screaming that someone was trying to steal her bicycle.

"I seen this fella trying to get up to speed on a bicycle," Borba said. "I wasn't going to catch him on foot. I just don't run very fast."

Borba said he quickly brought the horse out of the trailer, grabbed his rope and let it fly, lassoing the thief and bike and bringing both to the ground.

"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."

"We've never had anyone lassoed and held until we got there," May said. "That's a first for me."

Police arrested Victorino Arellano-Sanchez, whom they described as a transient from the Seattle area, on a theft charge.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[maine-iac7]

Obama will issue an EO banning lassos- and cowboy hats..

[Redwood71]

Next they’ll call it an assault rope.

red

[Salvation]

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[Sir_Ed]

I don’t think Eagle Point is a sanctuary city. Maybe Medford, but EP’s a conservative little town and I can’t see them doing that...

Wasn’t it a beautiful day today, after all that heat?!

Ed

[AuntB]

All the strays like you and me are back!! Missed you!

[AuntB]

Agreed!

[AuntB]

It is a great story...it’s all over national news this morning...too bad FR sees fit to stick it in CHAT....?????

[BagCamAddict]