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John Deaton joins others in a demonstration calling for the recall of Shasta County First District Supervisor Kevin Crye during a rally in Redding, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Crye is one of the board members who voted to get rid of the county's ballot-counting machines in favor of counting ballots by hand .(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)As in other places, distrust of government surged in Shasta County during the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools and most businesses closed. A group calling itself a militia started raising the temperature in local public meetings. During one meeting in 2020, a man told county supervisors, "You have made bullets expensive. But luckily for you, ropes are reusable."
Originally published at The Associated Press