Eight Arrested, One Killed, Remaining Domestic Terror Militia Members Occupying Federal Installation Vow To Stay And Fight
Late Tuesday Ammon Bundy (photo, left), his brother Ryan Bundy (photo, right), and four others traveling to a meeting with the local community were stopped by the FBI and Oregon State Police. During the traffic stop which turned into a gunfight one of Bundy’s militiamen, LaVoy Finicum, was killed. Both Bundy brothers and three others were arrested. Additional arrests were made in separate incidents.
The Oregon State Police have released the booking photos, which KOIN’s Brent Weisberg posted to Twitter:
KGW’s Devon Haskins posted these booking photos:
Meanwhile, the FBI and Oregon State Police have initiated a “containment” of the occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. They have told the remaining illegal occupiers to leave. Anyone attempting to enter the federal installation will be arrested, according to a joint statement.Â
“The sister-in-law of one of the people still in the refuge told The Oregonian/OregonLive that her relative wanted to leave the compound because several occupiers were preparing an aggressive stand against police,” OregonLive reports. Gary Hunt, one of the militia members inside the federal installation says the group has “decided they’re going to hold their ground.”
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It appears now that the Bundy brothers have been arrested the new leaders are Blaine Cooper and Jason Patrick.
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reporter John Sepulvado, who appears to be somewhere embedded between the FBI/police blockade and the refuge has been live-tweeting. He reports:
OPB reporter Ryan Haas posted these tweets:
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Image via Brent Weisberg/TwitterÂ