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68 federal warrants issued for Bundy Ranch protesters
By Chris CovertRantbrug.com A total of 68 arrests warrants are said to have been issued for the arrest of unidentified individuals who participated in a 2014 Bundy Ranch and another 2015 Oregon armed protest, according to data. A news account published in Freedom Outpost quoted an Oathkeepers media director, Jason Van Tatenhove saying that a source within the United States Department of Homeland Security said that 68 arrest warrants have been issued for individuals who were part of the Bundy Ranch and the Sugar Pine Mine armed protests. According to the report, Tatenhove is investigating whether there is a federal warrant for his own arrest, since he attended the Bundy Ranch protest along with hundreds of others. The news follows the arrest of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy in Portland directly after his plane landed Wednesday night. It is said that Bundy was encouraged by Nevada state assemblywoman Michele Fiore to go to Portland. Two of Bundy's sons, Ammon and Ryan Bundy are in the Multnomah, Oregon County jail on conspiracy charges from their participation in an armed protest on Malhuer Wildlife Refuge which ended Thursday. Ammon and Ryan Bundy both were arrested two weeks ago following a violent confrontation between Oregon state and federal police agents along a stretch of highway about 80 miles north of Malhuer Wildlife Refuge. Arizona rancher Lavoy Finicum was shot several times after he exited his vehicle, resulting in his death. Finicum was armed but did not draw on police. The Bundy Ranch protest was the first time in the history of armed confrontations between the federal government and armed protesters that the government was forced to back down. Hundreds of individuals flocked to the site to protest federal agents and armed civilian contractors, some of whom had threatened protesters with sniper fire. A photo released during that time showing a protester lying prone on a bridge aiming his AK-47 rifle enraged government supporters, who demanded violent actions and arrests of the armed protesters. Even media celebrities such as Montel Williams wanted government agents to kill armed protesters because they were armed. 20 More Arrest Warrants One of the participants of the Bundy Ranch protest, Lewis Arthur posted on his Facebook page Thursday night that the federal government was preparing as many as 88 warrants, including 18 for the patriots border patrol group, Camp Lonestar. The Camp Lonestar group conducted armed patrols of the southern border back in 2013. It is unknown if the group is still operating patrols. Lewis Arthus in his post said that he took command of the situation in Bundy Ranch after an Oathkeepers command group left. The Oathkeepers left after they claimed the government was preparing a drone strike on Bundy Ranch. Oathkeepers' departure enraged some militia leaders, some of whom, including Ryan Payne, accused them of being cowards. Payne was one of eight individuals who were arrested in Oregon two weeks ago. According to Arthur, shortly after the Oathkeepers left, many militia groups left as well. Arthur runs a homeless veterans rescue project in Arizona called Veterans on Patrol. Chris Covert writes for rantburg.com Posted by: badanov 2016-02-12 |
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