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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - An arrest has turned into a confrontation at a gathering of the so-called Rainbow Family near Big Sandy, Wyoming.
The U.S. Forest Service says when its officers took someone into custody, about 400 other people at the gathering circled them and began to interfere physically. They reportedly threw sticks and rocks. The Forest Service says other officers arrived and used a pepper solution to control the crowd.
Five members of the group were arrested, and one officer was slightly hurt.
The Rainbow Family is a loose affiliation of eccentrics, young people, and hippie types who choose a forest each year to hold a weeklong national gathering. About 7,000 are at this year's in Wyoming.
Group members and federal officers have clashed repeatedly in years past.
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