CAMPGROUND STANDOFF CLAIMS 2ND DEATH

A campground standoff 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, was shot about 6:30 a.m., the day after his
roommate was fatally shot by an FBI agent, Cass County Sheriff Joseph
Underwood Jr. said.

Rohm had been ordered several times to put his weapon down, Underwood said.
He said Rohm pointed the gun at a Michigan State Police officer and was
shot. It wasn't clear which officer shot Rohm.

On Monday, Grover T. Crosslin, whose campground was known for its advocacy
of marijuana use, was shot after he left a building on the property and
pointed a rifle at the agent, Underwood said.

Crosslin, 47, had been facing felony drug and weapons charges when the
standoff began Friday, authorities said.

Early Tuesday, Rohm had said he would surrender at 7 a.m. if his son were
brought to see him, Underwood said. The sheriff said police were in the
process of granting the request when shortly after 6 a.m., a fire was
reported at the compound.

Rohm was then seen leaving the residence with a long gun and walking into
the yard, Underwood said. That's when the confrontation with police took place.

The standoff began when deputies went to the farm after neighbors said
Crosslin was burning buildings on his property, which is the target of
civil forfeiture proceedings. A house and four main buildings on the
campground property, called Rainbow Farm, appeared to have been burned
since then, Underwood said.

Crosslin reportedly warned neighbors that day to leave the area because
"all hell was going to break loose."

Deputies said they believe Crosslin was upset about a bond revocation
hearing scheduled for Friday. It was set because police believed he had
held a festival on the campground, in violation of the terms of his release
on previous drug and weapons charges.

Crosslin had been arrested in May over allegations of marijuana use at his
34-acre campground and charged with felony possession of a firearm, growing
marijuana and maintaining a drug house.

Crosslin became agitated Monday after authorities brought a phone to him in
an attempt to begin negotiations, Underwood said. When authorities denied
Crosslin's request to speak with a third party, he began making threatening
remarks and gestures, the sheriff said. That's when he left the residence
and was shot.

A judge had signed a warrant earlier Monday charging Crosslin with
attempted destruction of an aircraft and using a firearm in a felony, the
FBI said.

Authorities alleged Crosslin shot a news helicopter from WNDU-TV in nearby
South Bend, Ind., as it flew overhead Friday. Shots also were fired at an
unmarked state police plane Saturday but missed, police said. Both aircraft
landed safely without injuries.

According to the Rainbow Farm's Web site, Crosslin bought the property
about 15 years ago with the idea of supporting "the medical, spiritual and
responsible recreational uses of marijuana for a more sane and
compassionate America."

Crosslin had previously worked as a truck driver and a flag pole installer.

Crosslin's attorney, Dori Leo, said her client was upset because a child he
helped raise has been taken from the home he shared with Rohm. The boy was
placed in foster care soon after Crosslin and Rohm were charged with the
drug counts, Leo told the South Bend Tribune.

Vandalia Mayor Sondra Mose-Ursery said she knew Crosslin well and wasn't
surprised by his confrontation with authorities.

"I figured it was going to happen, by the way he had talked about not
wanting to go to jail for (doing) something he believed in," she told the
Tribune. "He believes he should be able to do what he wants on his own
property."