Bundy Brothers Acquitted in Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Armed antigovernment
protesters led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy were acquitted Thursday of federal
conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from the takeover of a federally owned
wildlife sanctuary in Oregon last winter.
The surprise acquittals of all seven
defendants in Federal District Court were a blow to government prosecutors, who
had argued that the Bundys and five of their followers used force and threats
of violence to occupy the reserve. But the jury appeared swayed by the
defendants’ contention that they were protesting government overreach and posed
no threat to the public.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/bundy-brothers-acquitted-in-takeover-of-oregon-wildlife-refuge.html
LaVoy Finicum was murdered by FBI Agent
FBI agent indicted
FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita, 40, faces a
five-count indictment on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Mark O. Hatfield
Courthouse in Portland. Astarita is charged with three counts of making a false
statement and two counts of obstruction of justice after firing two shots at
Oregon standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum in January 2016.
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