Nevada rancher Cliven
Bundy arrested by FBI in Oregon, 2/11/16, Fox News
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, the father of the jailed
militia leader whose followers have occupied a federal wildlife refuge in
eastern Oregon for the past 40 days, was arrested by FBI agents in Portland,
Ore. late Wednesday as he stepped off a flight from Las Vegas.
Bundy's arrest was confirmed
on the website of the Multnomah County
Sheriff's Office, which said he had been taken to the Multnomah County
Detention Center.
The Oregonian newspaper reported that Bundy faces charges
related to the 2014 standoff between federal agents and militia members on his
Nevada ranch. The charges include conspiracy to interfere with a federal
officer, the same charge lodged against two of Bundy's sons, Ammon and Ryan,
for their role in the ongoing standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
The FBI confirmed Cliven Bundy's arrest but declined to
provide a reason or other details, saying further information would be released
by the U.S. Attorney's office in Las Vegas Thursday.
The Oregonian also reported that Bundy had traveled to
Oregon to demonstrate in support of the four remaining holdouts occupying the
refuge. The group said earlier Wednesday that they would turn themselves in
Thursday morning.
The Bureau of Land Management said at the time of the
2014 standoff that Bundy owed over $1 million in fees and penalties for
trespassing cattle on federal property without a permit over 20
years. Bundy refuses to acknowledge federal authority over public lands.
The standoff began after the BLM impounded Bundy's cattle
that were found on federal property. However, federal agents later backed down
and allowed Bundy's supporters to turn the cattle loose.
Comments
The
federal government has waged a war on farms, ranches and food processors for
years. Obama accelerated this attack in
2009 to implement UN Agenda 21. States
are now working on ways to take back the land the federal government has
unconstitutionally seized over the past 130 years.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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