Bike Thief Lassoed By Cowboy on Horseback in Oregon Walmart Parking Lot

Robert Borba stopped at the Eagle Point (Oregon) Walmart on Friday to pick up some provisions for a weekend trip to California where he was going to brand cattle. While he was loading his truck, he heard a commotion and saw a bike theft. Borba quickly jumped on his horse, Long John, and took off after the thief. When the thief, Victorino Arellano-Sanchez, a transient from Seattle, saw the cowboy closing in on him, he ditched the bike and ran. That’s when Borba lassoed him. Via the Mail Tribune:

"Borba said he grabbed his rope and let it fly, lassoing the man around his legs and causing him to tumble to the ground, dragging him like roped cattle to the end of the parking lot. Borba said the man then grabbed a tree near Carl’s Jr. and attempted to break free, but Borba and Long John kept the rope taut."

"The suspect’s look of surprise at being chased by a man on horseback was priceless, Borba said."

"The man asked him, “Do you have a badge to do this?” Borba said."

A badge? Robert Borba doesn’t need no stinking badge.