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Previously: Militia Occupies Federal Building in Oregon After Rancher Arson Convictions
Russia Today reports:
Ammon Bundy, the leader of the armed group occupying a federal wildlife refuge near Burns, Oregon, and four others have been arrested by law enforcement amid gunfire, according to the FBI.
At 4:25 pm on [January 26], the FBI and Oregon State Police "began an enforcement action to bring into custody a number of individuals associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. During that arrest, there were shots fired", the Bureau said in a statement.
The FBI said one person who was "a subject of a federal probable cause arrest is deceased". He said they are not releasing any information on the person "pending identification by the medical examiner's office".
One person suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He was arrested and is in custody.
The arrested individuals include:
- Ammon Edward Bundy, age 40, of Emmett, Idaho.
- Ryan C. Bundy, age 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada.
- Brian Cavalier, age 44, of Bunkerville, Nevada.
- Shawna Cox, age 59, of Kanab, Utah.
- Ryan Waylen Payne, age 32, of Anaconda, Montana.
CNN, NYT, Washington Post, BBC, OregonLive.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 27 2016, @01:26PM
They argue that the government should not own any land in the first place.
Of course, they think they land should belong to them, because their great-great-grandparents stole it from the natives fair and square.
(Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Wednesday January 27 2016, @03:46PM
Yes, even more lost irony, but that is exactly what they believe. Then again in terms of Historical context, the land always belongs to the person who stole it last.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Wednesday January 27 2016, @07:28PM
Of course, they think they land should belong to them, because their great-great-grandparents stole it from the natives fair and square.
Correction, the Federal government cleared the land of natives for them so they could settle in relatively unopposed.