Another man, Peter Santilli of OH, was charged with a felony count of conspiracy to interfere with federal workers.
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In addition to Blomgren, those named in the indictment include Blaine Cooper, 36, of Humboldt, Arizona; Wesley Kjar, 32, of Utah; Corey Lequieu, 44, of Fallon, Nevada; Neil Wampler, 68, of Los Osos, California; Darryl William Thorn, 31, of Marysville, Washington; and Eric Lee Flores, 22, of Tualip, Washington, according to the news release. And federal officials say nine additional people from six states have been charged in connection with the standoff, bringing the total number to 25.
“The level of harassment and intimidation by folks who were staying in the Burns community was horrific”, she said.
Cliven Bundy is also scheduled for a detention hearing Tuesday in Oregon.
Bomb squads planned to go through the refuge’s buildings to make sure no explosives were left behind, said Greg Bretzing, the agent in charge of the FBI’s Portland division.
Officials wouldn’t say why it took nearly 22 months to charge Bundy. Once cleared, FBI’s Evidence Response Team will move in and begin the evidence collection process.
The last armed occupiers of an OR wildlife refuge shouted, laughed and prayed for tens of thousands to hear online as they negotiated with authorities and spoke with supporters.
In 2001, Steve Hammond said he set the fire to control wild juniper but BLM said the fire was set to cover illegal deer hunting.
David Fry of Ohio, Jeff Banta of Nevada, and married couple Sean and Sandy Anderson of Idaho appeared Friday in federal court in Portland.
Bob Abbey, who served as BLM director during the first half of the Obama administration, said Nevada U.S. Attorney Dan Bogden built an impressive case against Bundy and deserves praise.
More than 30,000 people were listening live as the final occupier in the Malheur Refuge standoff turned himself in.
On Wednesday it ended with the remaining occupiers surrendering and an open phone line broadcast on youtube gave a glimpse into the final moments. Fry, who shouted and rambled, had delayed leaving Malheur National Wildlife Refuge after he said the other three surrendered.
Rep. Judy Boyle, an Idaho state lawmaker, confirms that the four holdouts are in custody.
They saw the occupation of the refuge as the moral equivalent of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Occupy protesters who sat on the lawn of the old Ada County Courthouse in 2012.
Cliven faces charges of conspiracy, assault on a federal officer and obstruction, among other crimes.
A criminal complaint filed Thursday stems from Bundy’s role at the center of a tense April 2014 armed standoff with federal officials near his ranch in Nevada. He’s accused of leading supporters who pointed military-style weapons at federal agents trying to enforce a court order to round up Bundy cattle from federal rangeland.
Late Wednesday night, Sean Anderson, one of the remaining occupiers, said they would turn themselves in next morning. Bundy, the father of the jailed leader of the OR refuge occ…
A sign warns visitors that this portion of the Malheur National Wildlife refuge outside of Burns, Ore., is closed to the public Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Problem is, none of them answered my questions: Why were the anti-government militants allowed to camp out in the office building since January 2, appropriating government vehicles and heavy equipment to drive around the compound? The FBI did not immediately confirm that the three surrendered. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) says it’s important that the federal government help and he worked to achieve that commitment in Congress.
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Still, in negotiations with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the four holdouts said they would not leave unless there was guarantee that they would not be arrested. They want the same power for domestic groups they see the same way. Four stayed behind, saying they feared they would be arrested if they left.
