Remains of man suspected of shooting park ranger found near Moab

[accadacca]

I heard that the kid who found the body will claim the $30k reward. Wow!

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MOAB — A Moab resident led investigators Thursday to the site of remains likely belonging to a man who evaded capture after shooting and injuring a Utah State Parks ranger in 2010, police said.

The Grand County Sheriff's Office believes the body of Lance Leeroy Allerano, suspected of shooting ranger Brody Young on Nov. 19, 2010, was located near a remote area known as Tangri-La Ranch, roughly 18 miles southwest of Moab.

Caleb Shumway, who is home in Moab from college for Christmas break, was in the area near the Colorado River "for the sole purpose to search for any evidence of the location of the suspect in the shooting," the sheriff's office said in a statement. Shumway reportedly found a human bone and a bag with a handgun and ammunition magazine inside.

Sheriff's deputies arrived to search the terrain, which is dominated by large rocks, caves and crevasses. There, they found a narrow "cave-like area" about 6 feet long, 3 feet wide and 3 fight high, where more remains were found, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office. Those remains and other items found in the enclosure indicate it likely is Arellano, the agency said.

The state medical examiner will analyze and attempt to identify the remains.

Young survived despite being shot in the stomach, leg and arm after stopping Allerano's vehicle at the Poison Spider Mesa trailhead, another remote area that is a several-mile walk northeast of Trangri-La Ranch. He later said he considered his survival a miracle.

The shooting triggered an intensive manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement officials, but Allerano was never located in that search.

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[DiscGo]

They are going to get a $30,000 reward for finding him. Good for them!

[Scott P]

I guess there is more to the story, but I've always wondered why a Deadhorse State Park Ranger would be patrolling Poison Spider Mesa? By vehicle, that's at least an hour away and on BLM land.

Does anyone know more information?

[Sombeech]

They are going to get a $30,000 reward for finding him. Good for them!

We always hear of rewards, but I guess I can't remember hearing about anybody who was actually awarded one for following through on something. That will be interesting, I wonder how the IRS will see it, as a gift I guess? I wonder how much in taxes will be taken out.

[Scott P]

We always hear of rewards, but I guess I can't remember hearing about anybody who was actually awarded one for following through on something.

I believe they usually do follow through, at least for high profile ones.

That will be interesting, I wonder how the IRS will see it, as a gift I guess? I wonder how much in taxes will be taken out

I believe it would just be counted as earnings/income.

[Iceaxe]

I believe it would just be counted as earnings/income.[/COLOR]

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