smoke sumthin bitch posted:

i highly doubt that

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

nm posted:

Technically correct.

quote:

Federal prosecutors want to drop charges against the four remaining defendants in the Bundy Ranch standoff case, including two militia members from Arizona.

Attorneys for the Nevada U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion late Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the remaining cases "in the interest of justice."

Dave and Mel Bundy, and Arizona residents Joseph O'Shaughnessy and Jason Woods, were scheduled to stand trial Feb. 26.

They were the last of 19 defendants originally charged with taking up arms against federal agents to prevent a roundup of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle from public lands in 2014.

The motion is the latest twist in a legal saga that has included three trials, two acquittals, a handful of plea deals, two mistrials and a judge's finding of prosecutorial misconduct.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

fail

Relevant Tangent posted:

Black sovereign citizens are a hell of a thing.

Relevant Tangent posted:

Black sovereign citizens are a hell of a thing.

quote:

Montanan in Bundy standoff sentenced


PORTLAND, Ore. — A military veteran described as the architect of the armed takeover of a national wildlife refuge was sentenced Tuesday to three years and a month in prison, the longest sentence for anyone convicted in the case.

At the federal courthouse in Portland, Ryan Payne of Anaconda apologized to those disrupted by his actions and to the American people in general. He also promised to sever ties with militia groups.

Payne, 34, helped seize the bird sanctuary in southeastern Oregon on Jan. 2, 2016, in a protest against federal control of Western lands and the imprisonment of two ranchers convicted of setting fires. He and standoff leader Ammon Bundy had come to Oregon two months earlier, warning Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward of civil unrest unless he told the federal government that ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond would not report to prison.

Federal prosecutors said Payne had a leadership role during the ensuing occupation. In charge of defense, he coordinated armed guards and provided tactical training.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoff Barrow sought a sentence of more than three years, telling U.S. District Judge Anna Brown that Payne was the "most culpable" of the nearly 20 defendants receiving sentences in the case. Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants were acquitted by a jury in October 2016.

"The patriot community at large needs to understand that an offense of this nature...is a serious offense that warrants a serious sentence," Barrow said.

Payne was arrested Jan. 26, 2016, during a traffic stop while traveling with Arizona rancher Robert "LaVoy" Finicum and others to a community meeting away from the refuge. Payne complied with officers and left the vehicle. Finicum and the others drove away, and Finicum was fatally shot by authorities at a roadblock.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy in July 2016, and later unsuccessfully tried to withdraw his plea. The sentencing was pushed back until after the outcome of his trial on charges stemming from a standoff with federal agents at a Nevada ranch owned by Ammon Bundy's father, Cliven.

The judge in the Nevada case dismissed charges against Payne and the Bundys last month, citing federal prosecutors' misconduct with evidence.

Payne's lawyer, Lisa Hay, argued for a sentence of two years, which would essentially be a punishment of time served because Payne spent about that much time in Portland and Las Vegas jails awaiting trial.

Psychologist Suzanne Best testified for the defense Tuesday that Payne suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from his two tours of combat duty in Iraq. She said Payne has had a mental shift while in custody, and has become more willing to undergo treatment.

Payne, she said, now wants to focus on his family instead of militia activities and other activism.

But Judge Brown expressed skepticism that Payne is ready to stop associating with co-defendants and militia groups. She was particularly bothered that Payne violated his release conditions by visiting the Bundy ranch in Nevada in December without permission. Photos of Payne grinning appeared on social media.

"It was as if you were celebrating the win but in a way that once again thumbed your nose, I'll say politely, against the rule of law," Brown said.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/02/27/montanan-bundy-standoff-sentenced/379460002/

Zwabu posted:

Is this guy like the only person convicted of anything? That involved jail time?

TotalLossBrain posted:

https://www.opb.org/news/series/bur...2xuwtfh.twitter

I hope the guy is actually prosecuted/convicted/punished and not another Lon Horiuchi.

Main Paineframe posted:

that was the one who chickened out and pleaded guilty way back at the start rather than going to trial

and then tried to take it back later when the other occupiers started getting acquitted, but the judge wouldn't let him

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Ryan Bundy is going to run for Governor of Nevada lol.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Ryan Bundy is going to run for Governor of Nevada lol.

hangedman1984 posted:

I don't know anything about the Nevada political scene, but knowing how the rest of reality is going, I'm guessing he had a really good shot doesn't he?

LongDarkNight posted:

Doesn't talk out of both sides of his mouth like most politicians.

LongDarkNight posted:

Doesn't talk out of both sides of his mouth like most politicians.

LongDarkNight posted:

Doesn't talk out of both sides of his mouth like most politicians.