{"id":25188,"date":"2022-10-26T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/26\/us-forest-service-boss-decries-arrest-of-employee-in-planned-burn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:02:02","slug":"us-forest-service-boss-decries-arrest-of-employee-in-planned-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2022\/10\/26\/us-forest-service-boss-decries-arrest-of-employee-in-planned-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"US Forest Service boss decries arrest of employee in planned burn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SALEM, Ore. (AP) \u2014 The head of the U.S. Forest Service denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of an agency employee after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The criticism by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore was followed by a statement from Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter in which he defended the arrest on Oct. 19 of a U.S. Forest Service \u201cburn boss\u201d on allegations of reckless burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI respect the sheriff\u2019s discretion and decision to make an arrest in this case,\u201d Carpenter said Tuesday. Sheriff Todd McKinley occasionally briefs Carpenter on an investigation into the case, the prosecutor said, adding that it could last for weeks or even months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once it\u2019s completed, \u201ca decision will be made as to whether a charge will be made or not,\u201d Carpenter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t