Tom Schultz
Coverage of Tom Schultz in the Nexus archive.
- Father and son arrested after holding 2 Forest Service workers at gunpoint
A father and son are facing federal kidnapping charges after holding two U.S. Forest Service workers at gunpoint in a Northern California trailer near Mt. Shasta. The workers were zip-tied, detained for over 12 hours, and released safely after a standoff involving law enforcement, including the FBI. The suspects were armed with an assault rifle, knives, and claimed to possess grenades.
- US forest service workers kidnapped, ziptied for hours by father-son duo: California AG
A father-son duo in California allegedly kidnapped two U.S. Forest Service workers near Mt. Shasta, holding them hostage in a trailer for hours before surrendering to the FBI after negotiations. The hostages were released safely, and the FBI plans to charge both men with kidnapping a federal employee.
- Forest Service chief defends agency’s largest reorganization in a century
USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz defends a major reorganization dissolving regional offices established 120 years ago, citing 300 applications for 15 new state director roles. The restructuring includes moving the agency’s headquarters to Utah, closing research stations, and establishing state offices with six to eight staff members each.