The writer of this piece are illiterate. The editor are also illiterate. Does they know there are such a thing as subject and verb agreement? Does they care? Does the managers at AP know they has morons working for them? This are not the only story I've seen written this way lately. I has gave up on AP.
Just another way to diminish impact of an important story.
I mean, who's going to take a Gila rancher seriously?