From the Casper Star-Tribune of April 24, 2004
Conked, cuffed and collared
When 68-year-old Eugene Summers learned two fugitives were on the loose in Paradise Valley on Thursday afternoon, he did what any tried-and-true Wyomingite would do -- he got out his gun and took a look around.
The first clue was that the side door to his shop off Indian Paintbrush was locked. He never locks the door.
After he opened the bay door and saw the tarp laying in the corner, he was pretty sure he'd find what he was looking for. He never keeps the tarp there.
His stepson, Bobby Allison, had left work at Rocky Mountain Brake when he heard the news that two fugitives had ditched their stolen car and were hiding in Paradise Valley. Allison's kids were due home from school around that time, and he wanted to make sure they were safe, said Summers' wife, Carole.
Allison, armed with a shovel, and Summers, his .22 Ruger at the ready, made their way toward the tarp.
"I walked over and stepped on it," Summers said. "They moved a little."
Then they moved a lot.
One of the two fugitives grabbed a crowbar off the wall and swung it at Summers, who swiftly bashed him upside the head with his pistol, Summers said. The second fugitive jumped up and was just as quickly whacked on the noggin by Allison with his shovel, Summers said.
"They minded a lot better after that," Summers said Friday in an interview at his shop. "We just got everything quieted down."
Within moments the police had the fugitives on the ground and handcuffed.
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