Lawsuit filed against former Oklahoma attorney general candidate

TULSA — Former candidate for Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond was slapped with a lawsuit filed on February 8.

The lawsuit alleges that Drummond hired two companies to apply herbicides by air to about 1,000 acres on his ranch that killed trees on federal land nearby.

The federal government says it lost nearly 41,000 trees.

Drummond said in a statement to The Associated Press that the government appears to be acting "contrary to wildlife management and natural range development."

Drummond lost the Republican primary for attorney general in 2018 to incumbent Mike Hunter by fewer than 300 votes.

No word yet on how much the lawsuit how much money the federal government wants in damages.