Judge releases Malheur occupier Ken Medenbach - #BundyTeaParty

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But refuses release for last holdout, David Fry

POSTED: 4:53 PM PDT July 13, 2016
UPDATED: 5:05 PM PDT July 13, 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ... U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones said Wednesday he remained concerned about David Fry's mental instability and threats of "suicide by cop" before his surrender to FBI agents.

Jones also said a psychological report on Fry states that Fry is concerned about invasions from outer space and has spoken of a wish to be reincarnated as a woman ...

A federal judge in Eugene found Medenbach guilty in April of illegally camping on federal public land in Josephine County last year.

Medenbach has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges in the Malheur County case. He was arrested Jan. 15 in the parking lot of a Burns Safeway in a pickup truck with federal government license plates. He has said in court he only borrowed the truck to pick up groceries ...

http://www.ktvz.com/news/malheur-standoff-judge-releases-occuipier-ken-medenbach/40696894

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1. Federal judge keeps David Fry in custody

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on July 13, 2016 at 12:04 PM, updated July 13, 2016 at 12:31 PM

... He argued that he's never been diagnosed with a particular mental illness, that he has the right to believe in what he chooses to believe in, and that yes, he had said he'd rather be a woman "because it seems easier.'' The suicidal statements he made before his surrender at the refuge came because he was fearful of being raped in jail, he told the judge.

Fry urged the court to release him, citing his desire to see his aging pet, a 15-year-old dog who he said he might not have a chance to see again ...

... Fry also no longer is on probation in Ohio for a misdemeanor offense, that the one-year term expired on June 19, Olson said ...

Jones said he was concerned that Fry was walking around the refuge with a gun, when he has had a prior commitment to a mental hospital. Fry had broken down a door and escaped from a mental hospital about four to five years ago ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/07/oregon_standoff_federal_judge.html

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2. Oh my -

he is really a troubled guy.
I can't help but think they are getting white "justice." Other than the Bundy's most have been let out.

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3. Just borrowed it, eh. Such a reasonable excuse.

Wonder if he borrowed a few groceries while at the store?

I listened to their last night at the refuge. Fry didn't seem too stable then, but I figured it was a combination of the loneliness of the refuge, and fear of the unknown. The judge is right about not releasing him because if he is unstable there is no telling what he might do ... the judge would be blamed if it was something horrific.

I was reading last week that the Bundys want to delay their trial. This after they insisted on a speedy trial. Glad the judge denied their motion.