  Gonz\'alez et al. (2003) have reported the discovery of an anomalous
radiation component from ~ 1 -- 200 MeV in GRB 941017. This component varies
independently of and contains >~ 3 times the energy found in the prompt ~ 50
keV -- 1 MeV radiation component that is well described by the relativistic
synchrotron-shock model. Acceleration of hadrons to very high energies by GRBs
could give rise to a separate emission component. Two models, both involving
acceleration of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with subsequent photomeson
interactions, are considered. The first involves a pair-photon cascade
initiated by photohadronic processes in the GRB blast wave. Calculations
indicate that the cascade produces a spectrum that is too soft to explain the
observations. A second model is proposed where photopion interactions in the
GRB blast-wave shell give rise to an escaping collimated neutron beam. The
outflowing neutrons undergo further photopion interactions to produce a beam of
hyper-relativistic electrons that can lose most of their energy during a
fraction of a gyroperiod in the Gauss-strength magnetic fields found in the
circumburst medium. This secondary electron beam produces a hard synchrotron
radiation spectrum that could explain the anomalous component in GRB 941017.
