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That’s when Stephens noticed several parked cars blocking the community’s only road. The temperature was fluctuating wildly in early May, with highs in the 80s and lows in the 30s. (William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun)Īt 8,200 feet, it’s often frigid in the winter. “There’s not a lot going on out there,” he said.Ī parcel of land near property the Black Hammer community briefly called home southeast of Norwood. Of the 16 lots in Beaver Pines, many still are undeveloped and held by absentee owners as far away as Los Angeles. From Norwood, it’s about 6 miles as the crow flies to Beaver Pines, a remote spot that offers the opportunity to live quietly or off-the-grid, said Teddy Berger, a real estate agent based in Montrose. Norwood offers sweeping views of the Lone Cone, the westernmost peak of the San Juan Mountains, and the land rolling west toward the Utah border. The small town can feel a world apart from glitzy Telluride, which is 45 minutes away, residents said in interviews.

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When he’s not tracking cinnamon bears and full moons to photograph, he takes care of his daughter’s horses on his 41 acres or drives the 20 minutes to run errands in Norwood. Wildlife photographer Randy Stephens lives in a solar-powered cabin in Beaver Pines. Undeveloped parcels mostly held by absentee owners When the activists decamped May 17, what remained was a partially built footbridge, a property sign riddled with bullet holes and a local man shaken after an armed standoff. In the Beaver Pines subdivision and the community around nearby Norwood, population 600, the Black Hammer Organization left an impression.

The cellphone video was posted on social media Tuesday, and on the same day, Tom Durden, an outside prosecutor assigned to review the case, announced the case would be presented to a grand jury.After Black Hammer narrowly failed to purchase its land, Hammer City joined the rich history of failed utopian projects in Colorado. He and Arbery struggled over the shotgun, Gregory said, according to the report, and his son fired at Arbery. Gregory told police he and his son yelled for him to stop when he didn't, according to the report, 'they pulled up beside the male and shouted stop again at which time Travis exited the truck with the shotgun.' The two men initially tried to cut off Arbery on the road with the pickup truck, the police report states, but he continued to turn or run in a different direction. The two men left to follow Arbery in the pickup, armed with a. According to the report, Gregory called for his son, Travis, 34, and told him, 'the guy is running down the street, let's go.' Arbery.'Īccording to a Glynn County police report of the incident, Gregory McMichael, 64, told police there had been break-ins in the neighborhood and he had seen Arbery 'hauling ass' on the street. 'There is no reasonable argument justifying the murder of Mr.

Arbery had not committed any crime and there was no reason for these men to believe they had the right to stop him with weapons or use deadly force,' Merritt said. The video then shows Arbery trying to run away, but he collapses just a couple of feet ahead of the truck. In the statement, Merritt said Arbery made several attempts to avoid the armed men. Arbery appears to run by the passenger's side, and a gunshot can be heard.Īrbery and the man standing on the road appear to struggle over what looks like a gun. The identity of the person who shot the video has not been released.Ī white pickup truck appears to be parked on the side of the road the runner, Arbery, looks to pass its right side.Īt that moment, a man is seen on the bed of the truck, and another man is standing near the open door on the driver's side. The video, which appears to be shot by someone inside a car on the road, shows Arbery running just ahead.

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