Pubdate: Wed, 05 Sep 2001
Source: Sun, The (WA)
Copyright: 2001 SunLink
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RAINBOW FARM STANDOFF ENDS WITH SHOOTING OF SECOND MAN

VANDALIA, Mich. - A standoff at a campground for marijuana advocates ended 
in its fifth day Tuesday with a second man fatally shot by police after 
allegedly pointing a weapon at an officer.

Rolland Rohm, 28, had been ordered several times to put his weapon down, 
Cass County Sheriff Joseph Underwood Jr. Said.  He lived at the campground, 
called Rainbow Farms, with 47-year-old Grover T. Crosslin, the campground's 
owner.

Crosslin was fatally shot Monday night by an FBI agent after pointing a 
rifle at the agent, Underwood said.  Crosslin had been facing felony drug 
and weapons charges.

Officials said a third man, Brandon J. Peoples suffered minor injuries when 
Crosslin was shot and was being questioned.

The standoff began Friday when deputies went to the farm after neighbors 
said Crosslin was burning buildings on the property, which is the target of 
civil forfeiture proceedings.  Crosslin reportedly warned neighbors to 
leave the area because "all hell was going to break loose." 
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