The Latest on the standoff at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon (all times local):
3:15 p.m. February 14, 2016
Federal prosecutors say nine additional people from six states have been charged in connection with the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon says seven of them were arrested Thursday and two remain at large.
That means a total of 25 people have been charged with the standoff. They all face the same felony count of conspiracy to interfere with federal workers.
The newly charged include: Blaine Cooper of Arizona; Wesley Kjar of Utah; Corey Lequieu of Nevada; Neil Wampler of California, Jason Blomgren of North Carolina, and Darryl Thorn and Eric Flores, both of Washington state.
The names of the two being sought haven’t been released.
Prosecutors say those in custody are scheduled to appear in federal court in the different states Thursday and Friday.
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2:40 p.m.
A leader in the movement against federal land policy will stay in jail until his second court hearing next week.
Cliven Bundy will be behind bars in the same jail housing his sons, the leaders of an armed group that occupied an Oregon wildlife refuge. The elder Bundy was arrested Wednesday night when he arrived in Portland from Las Vegas to visit sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy.
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So Cliven Bundy is arrested for the 2014 standoff with the “government” and now is denied bail. Justice in the USSA.
David DeGerolamo
