Ammon Bundy arrested in trespassing case at St. Luke’s

 Ammon Bundy, an independent candidate for governor of Idaho and far-right activist, was arrested early Saturday morning at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing. He failed to leave the property in relation to a child welfare case, according to Meridian Police. 

The incident came two days before Bundy is scheduled to stand trial on three charges from a previous trespassing case at the Idaho Capitol. In the latest incident, Bundy was arrested around 1:15 a.m. Saturday morning, said Kelsey Johnston, spokesperson for the police department.

“He was asked to leave the property and did not,” Johnston told the Idaho Statesman. Bundy’s gubernatorial campaign manager, Wendy Kay Whitaker, was also arrested, on suspicion of trespassing at the hospital, and two people were arrested earlier Friday in a related incident on suspicion of resisting or obstructing police.

He was asked to leave the property and did not,” Johnston told the Idaho Statesman. Bundy’s gubernatorial campaign manager, Wendy Kay Whitaker, was also arrested, on suspicion of trespassing at the hospital, and two people were arrested earlier Friday in a related incident on suspicion of resisting or obstructing police.

In a Saturday post on Twitter, Bundy wrote that “last night my very good friend Diego’s grandson was medically kidnapped because a medical practitioner called (child protective services) for a missed doctor appointment. If this happened to them, it could happen to you.” In an earlier statement from his campaign, Bundy said that the incident was “an ambush arrest with no legal grounds.”...MORE