One, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, who officials say reached for a weapon, was shot dead.
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Four anti-government activists still occupying a US wildlife refuge in OR have been indicted along with 12 others previously arrested on charges of conspiring to impede federal officers during a month-long armed standoff at the compound. They say the only use of force during the standoff was by police who shot Finicum.
The holdouts have said they are not leaving without a guarantee they won’t be arrested.
The Oregon protest leader released an audio statement Thursday from jail, defending the continued occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
On Jan. 2, Bundy led a protest in Burns, Ore., over the prison sentences handed to two ranchers who had set fires that spread to federal land.
In a separate matter, an attorney for Shawna Cox – a defendant allowed to return home to Utah as her case goes through the court system – asked Wednesday for her client to be allowed to attend Finicum’s funeral on Friday. They are accused of meeting with the local sheriff in October and warning of “extreme civil unrest” if their demands were not met. Authorities also accused the couple of brandishing firearms while in the presence of law enforcement at the refuge, keeping officials from performing their duties.
Go home Oregon State Police, you have already killed enough.
The indictment includes four people who remain at the wildlife refuge as of Thursday: Sean Anderson, David Lee Fry, Jeff Wayne Banta and Sandra Lynn Pfeifer Anderson.
A total of 11 people, including the Bundy brothers, were arrested, although two members of the group – including the only female – were later released from jail, The Associated Press reported.
PORTLAND (AP) – The government has beefed up security at national wildlife refuges in states south of OR as an armed standoff over federal land policy has created tensions in the region and shows no sign of ending soon. He was carrying a loaded 9mm handgun, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
Preserves and other national sites run by the Fish and Wildlife Service are being extra vigilant, said Gavin Shire, the agency’s chief of public affairs. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
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