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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts) Wed Feb 3, 2016, 06:28 PM Feb 2016

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Bundy, 9 others denied request to attend funeral

A total of 11 people connected with the Malheur occupation were arrested
KOIN 6 News Staff
Published: February 3, 2016, 10:35 am
Updated: February 3, 2016, 2:19 pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ammon Bundy and nine other militia involved with the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge appeared for a preliminary hearing in federal court on Wednesday afternoon ... During the preliminary hearing, Cox, and all the others, asked to be released so they could attend the funeral for LaVoy Finicum, one of the occupiers who was shot last month during one of those traffic stops. Those requests were denied but Cox will be allowed to attend the funeral of a family member ...Arraignment is scheduled for February 24 ...

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Bundy, 9 others denied request to attend funeral (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2016 OP

Seems the reality that they are incarcerated (likely for life) morningfog Feb 2016 #1

Sounds reasonable... Mike Nelson Feb 2016 #2

It's unlikely they would disrupt the funeral of their "martyr"... Johnyawl Feb 2016 #3

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

1. Seems the reality that they are incarcerated (likely for life)

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 06:33 PM

Feb 2016

has not set in.

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)

2. Sounds reasonable...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 06:33 PM

Feb 2016

...they could disrupt the funeral as some form of protest. I home the one allowed, Mr. Cox, is carefully guarded.

Johnyawl

(3,205 posts)

3. It's unlikely they would disrupt the funeral of their "martyr"...

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 07:40 PM

Feb 2016

...but certainly likely that they would make a media circus out of it and head back to Malheur with a hundred supporters.

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