The lawyers for Malheur Wildlife Refuge militia leader Ammon Bundy withdrew his appeal to be released from federal custody, but the appeal of 2 others accused was heard — and one was released.
Bundy’s lawyers, Mike Arnold and Lissa Casey, said they will revisit the appeal at another time.
In a statement read by his attorneys after he withdrew his appeal, Bundy said:
“Because of the restrictions of solitary confinement for 23 hours per day, I have not been able to speak to my father. I am requesting that the four remaining protesters go home now so their lives are not taken. This will allow the FBI and OSP to also go home and end their armed occupation of Burns in Harney County. Then Harney County sheriff should cordon off the refuge as the citizens work on returning these lands back to Harney County and the state of Oregon as prescribed in the Constitution. It is simple, the land belongs to the people.”
The appeal for two other jailed militia members, Peter Santilli and
Joseph O’Shaughnessy, went forward in front of U.S. District Judge
Michael W. Mosman.
Joseph O’Shaughnessy
In his case, Judge Stacie Beckerman ruled last Friday O’Shaugnessy
could be released with conditions, but federal prosecutors appealed. According to court documents filed Tuesday, O’Shaughnessy’s attorney,
Amy Baggio, wrote that U.S. Pretial Services submitted a report on
Friday that recommends he be released. O’Shaughnessy’s lawyer argued on Tuesday he did not agree with the
occupation of the refuge and went there to de-escalate things; didn’t
stay at the occupation; didn’t actively participate in it; and
encouraged communication with law enforcement to reach a peaceful
conclusion. His lawyer also presented statements from Ammon and Ryan Bundy that confirmed O’Shaughnessy opposed the takeover. Judge Mosman affirmed Judge Beckerman’s earlier ruling to release the
43-year-old O’Shaugnessy. For now, he ruled, the government hasn’t met
its burden showing O’Shaughnessy is a danger to the public...more
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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