The Associated Press is reporting that unhinged sagebrush moochers Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan (who was wounded), and three other half-witted jamokes who were occupying the Malheur wildlife reserve were arrested earlier today in a traffic stop by Federal agents and the Oregon state police, which reportedly involved gunfire and the death of one of Bundy's associates. Another associate was arrested separately in nearby Burns, OR.
The occupation of the Federal facility began earlier this month, and has drawn would-be militia types and anti-government malcontents from other areas of the country. The Bundy klan became notorious when they and their followers confronted Bureau of Land Management officials in 2014 at their Nevada ranch after refusing to pay long-standing fees for grazing on public land.
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BREAKING: Booking photos of Ammon Bundy, 7 others after arrest near Burns. https://t.co/AcqRyP4pd5 #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/un82wepf95
— Brent Weisberg (@BrentKOIN) January 27, 2016
Arrested (some in separate actions) were: Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier, Shawna Cox, Ryan Payne, Joseph O'Shaughnessy and Pete Santilli. Jon Ritzheimer (the Constitution- waving martyr wannabe) turned himself in to police. Robert Finicum was reportedly the jamoke who was killed in the gunfire.
UPDATE(S): Go here.
(photo: Ammon, left, and Ryan Bundy playing cowboy)
