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struggle4progress

(118,318 posts)
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 05:31 PM Jun 2016

Ammon Bundy's 'personal security,' Ammon Bundy's 'personal security,' pleads guilty

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on June 23, 2016 at 12:44 PM, updated June 23, 2016 at 1:14 PM

... "I agreed to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as part of an armed political protest against federal power,'' said Kjar, 32, dressed in a black suit, as he stood before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown ...

Kjar, who said he lives in Salt Lake City, was at the refuge for less than a week, from Jan. 4 through Jan. 9. Photographs and videos showed Kjar openly carrying firearms on the refuge ...

Federal prosecutors will recommend Kjar, who has no prior criminal record and has been out of custody on pretrial release, spend six months in home detention, followed by up to three years of supervised release. As part of the plea deal, he's agreed to forfeit any guns, ammunition or electronic devices that the government has seized from him ...


http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/06/wesley_kjar_described_as_ammon.html

Down the rabbit hole once again to visit the #BundyTeaParty !

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Ammon Bundy's 'personal security,' Ammon Bundy's 'personal security,' pleads guilty (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2016 OP
Fifth Guilty Plea in Oregon Standoff struggle4progress Jun 2016 #1
There will be more, I imagine. They want the big fish, the fry get sweet deals. Shrike47 Jun 2016 #2
I hope in exchange for the sweet deal gratuitous Jun 2016 #3
With the arrest of another Wellstone ruled Jun 2016 #4
Is that a felony charge he pled to? tabasco Jun 2016 #5

struggle4progress

(118,318 posts)
1. Fifth Guilty Plea in Oregon Standoff
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 05:33 PM
Jun 2016

By Colin Miner (Patch Staff) - June 23, 2016 4:17 pm ET

... His plea follows those of Jason Blomgren, Eric Lee Flores, Corey Lequieu, and Geoffrey Stanek.

There are still 21 defendants in the case, which is set to go to trial on September 7th.


http://patch.com/oregon/portland/oregon-standoff-latest-fifth-guilty-plea-case

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. I hope in exchange for the sweet deal
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 05:45 PM
Jun 2016

In exchange for not having to go to prison, Mr. Kjar has to paint himself yellow and sing like a canary at Ammon's trial.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. With the arrest of another
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 06:24 PM
Jun 2016

Militia in Salt Lake City this week,and this fellow was on a scouting trip to find a BLM structure to blowup,we are seeing more and more of the inner workings of these groups. All of these Militia Types are known to each other via the Internet and Militia Web sites. Some of these people are going away for a long time. Finally the Courts are putting the hammer down on these Terrorists.

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
5. Is that a felony charge he pled to?
Thu Jun 23, 2016, 06:37 PM
Jun 2016

I checked there news articles and none of them included that information. Lazy journalism.

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