By Associated Press - Friday, March 9, 2018

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Colorado authorities have arrested a man who locked himself to a front-end loader at an oil and gas well site in Weld County.

The Greeley Tribune reports that Weld County Sheriff’s spokesman Cpl. Francisco Saucedo says deputies responded about 9:50 a.m. Thursday to a trespass in progress at the Extraction Oil & Gas site near Greeley.

Saucedo said about eight people were on the property when deputies arrived. Seven freely left after being told they were trespassing.

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One individual who remained chained to a front-end loader was taken into custody, pending charges.

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Information from: The Tribune of Greeley, Co, http://greeleytribune.com

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