Malheur Trial Could Be Headed Toward Conclusion - #BundyTeaParty

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By CONRAD WILSON • OCT 12, 2016

... The defense seems to be having some organizational issues and also many of the defendants are done calling witnesses. Many of the defense attorneys do not have any more witnesses to call in their clients’ defense ...

http://nwpr.org/post/malheur-trial-could-be-headed-toward-conclusion

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1. Ryan Bundy questions wife at Malheur standoff trial

Associated Press 6:48 a.m. PDT October 12, 2016

... Acting as his own lawyer, Bundy broke down Tuesday before posing his first question, finally composing himself to ask: "You're my wife, right?" ...

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/10/12/ryan-bundy-questions-wife-malheur-standoff-trial/91937680/

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2. Ryan Bundy questions his wife in Malheur trial

Eileen Park and KOIN 6 News Staff
Published: October 11, 2016, 6:00 am Updated: October 11, 2016, 6:30 pm

... She said she packed only a few days worth of clothes for her husband when he went to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Angela Bundy said she didn’t even pack a winter coat for him ...

Both became choked up during the testimony. Ryan Bundy asked his wife “As a husband and father, have I been good to you?” Angela Bundy responded by saying “You’ve been wonderful.”

Before the afternoon break and outside of the presence of the jury, Ryan Bundy and Judge Anna Brown had a tense exchange.

When Judge Brown questioned the relevancy of a witness Ryan Bundy wanted to call, Bundy retorted, “The truth is being blocked” ...

http://koin.com/2016/10/11/malheur-refuge-trial-bundy-defense-witnesses-10112016/

[WhiteTara]

12. This is such a circus, it makes me miss Court TV!

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3. Ryan Bundy Questions His Wife; Medenbach Testifies

By EDITOR • OCT 11, 2016

... Jurors heard from witnesses testifying to a wide range of issues, from David Fry’s mental health to Harney County Sheriff David Ward’s talk with his cousin.

Defendant Kenneth Medenbach took the stand Tuesday to explain his reason for participating in the occupation. The Creston, Oregon, man talked about his long history of protesting land management laws — and how the occupation was a continuation of that.

In reference to his past protests, Medenbach said he built small cabins, placed them on government-owned land, then notified the appropriate agency that he did it. Medenbach also said the Bundys “were heroes to me” following the Bunkerville standoff in 2014.

“It didn’t bother me to be arrested because I’m where I want to be right now,” Medenbach said. “Like the Bundys, I’ve been called by a higher power … we all know this is what God called us to do” ...

http://ijpr.org/post/ryan-bundy-questions-his-wife-medenbach-testifies#stream/0

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4. My stomach will unclench if there is a *GUILTY* verdict. Not counting on it. n/t

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5. Shawna Cox takes witness stand

Associated Press 8:48 p.m. MDT October 13, 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon standoff defendant Shawna Cox took the witness stand in her own defense, becoming emotional as jurors watched a video of the traffic stop that ended with the death of occupation spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum.

In the video, Cox can be heard telling Finicum to "gun it" as they fled from an initial stop Jan. 26. Finicum later crashed into a snowbank and left the vehicle. Oregon State Police shot him as he reached toward the inside of his jacket, where he kept a handgun.

Cox testified Thursday she didn't get out during the initial traffic stop because she heard gunfire and feared getting shot ...

http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2016/10/13/shawna-cox-takes-witness-stand-oregon-standoff-trial/92032310/

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6. Shawna Cox takes stand, plays her video of arrest

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on October 13, 2016 at 1:12 PM, updated October 13, 2016 at 10:54 PM

... Cox, the fourth of seven defendants to take the stand in the federal conspiracy trial, became emotional as her standby lawyer Tiffany Harris played the video that Cox took of the felony traffic stop as she sat in the back seat.

Harris showed the footage after the judge cautioned that it could be "quite prejudicial'' to both Cox and co-defendant Ryan Bundy with the risk of "underscoring to the jury that the defendants pick and choose which laws they want to follow.'' The video captured Cox telling Finicum to "gun it, gun it'' as he sped away from officers at the initial stop.

That day, authorities tried to stop Finicum's truck and a Jeep with Ammon Bundy as they headed away from their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns to a community meeting in John Day.

Ammon Bundy surrendered immediately along with his bodyguard, Brian Cavalier. Ryan Payne, another organizer of the occupation who was in the front passenger seat of Finicum's truck, got out before Finicum drove off ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/oregon_standoff_defendant_shaw.html

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7. David Fry testifies, Malheur defense not over

KOIN 6 News Staff

... Fry was the last of the occupiers to leave the refuge, and only did so after hours of coaxing from law enforcement officials and the Rev. Franklin Graham. When they all shouted, “Hallelujah!” Fry surrendered.

Fry appeared calm on the stand and drew chuckles in the court a few times. He said he didn’t know how or why “Hallelujah!” came out at that time.

He’s on trial along with brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy, Shawna Cox, Neil Wampler, Kenneth Medenbach and Jeff Banta. Seven others accused in the conspiracy will go to trial in February.

The jury was sent home for the day mid-afternoon Friday. The defense may present more witnesses on Monday ...

http://koin.com/2016/10/14/david-fry-to-testify-as-malheur-defense-winds-down/

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8. Thursday's highlights

By The Oregonian/OregonLive
on October 14, 2016 at 5:01 AM, updated October 14, 2016 at 8:14 AM

... a former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, who serves as president of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, testified that Ammon Bundy asked him to call Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward about three to four weeks before the takeover. Mack did, urging Ward to "put the federal government on notice he was in charge of the Hammonds." The Hammonds are father-and-son ranchers who were set to return to federal prison to serve out a mandatory minimum sentence for arson to federal lands ...

A former FBI agent, Charles Stephenson, also testified for the defense, saying that most of the weapons he saw pictured in photos from the refuge occupation appeared to be in an "at rest, secure" and non-threatening position. But he acknowledged that drawing a conclusion about someone's intent based on a "frozen" moment in time without knowing the "totality of the circumstances," is impossible.

During a break, the judge admonished Ammon Bundy's other lawyer, J. Morgan Philpot, when he argued to call a witness, citing her gender, and noting that most of the 12 jurors are female.

"Do not go there," Brown declared. "You are not going to draw an inference about the gender of a juror. ... It's highly inappropriate to focus on gender, race or sexual orientation. That's just flat out wrong ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/oregon_standoff_trial_thursday_4.html

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Thank you for keeping up with this and sharing with us!

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10. Friday's highlights

By The Oregonian/OregonLive
on October 15, 2016 at 6:55 AM, updated October 15, 2016 at 12:27 PM

... The FBI had 15 confidential sources feeding them information from their contacts with occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a prosecutor confirmed in court Friday.

Ammon Bundy's lawyer Marcus Mumford is urging the court to compel prosecutors to identify their informants before the defense rests its case.

David Fry, the last occupier left at the refuge, said he missed a text message Jan. 26 inviting him to go with occupation spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and others on a trip to a community meeting in John Day. Finicum was fatally shot during a police stop on the highway to the meeting.

Fry, the fifth defendant to take the witness stand in the trial, spoke calmly and clearly Friday, a marked contrast to his highly publicized rants in the hours before his tense surrender to FBI agents on Feb. 11 ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/oregon_standoff_trial_fridays.html

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11. kick and rec

May they be found guilty, and receive long term jail sentences.

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13. Malheur Occupation Trial Could Go To Jury Next Week

by Conrad Wilson and Bradley W. Parks
OPB | Oct. 13, 2016 5:20 p.m. | Portland

... Earlier this week, the prosecution said in court it will discuss the 2014 standoff in Bunkerville, Nevada, and Harney County residents’ response to the occupation in its rebuttal, among other topics. Prosecutors may also call Harney County Judge Steve Grasty as a witness.

The trial’s nearing end comes after more than a month’s worth of testimony in which four defendants — soon to be five — took the stand. Ryan Bundy and Neil Wampler are the only two defendants not scheduled to testify.

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/refuge-trial-near-end-david-fry/