Criminal Justice

16 are federally indicted in takeover of Oregon wildlife refuge

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Four remaining occupiers of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon have been indicted over the monthlong armed takeover, along with a dozen others.

In an indictment (PDF) unsealed Thursday, they are charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers through intimidation, threats or force, a felony, the Oregonian reports.

The defendants include Ammon Bundy, who reportedly led the group in the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He is the son of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who has been involved in a high-profile dispute over grazing cattle on federal land in that state.

Related coverage:

ABAJournal.com: “Oregon occupiers were charged under law originally aimed at Civil War secessionists”

See also:

ABAJournal.com: “After stalemate between rancher, armed militia and feds, Nevada prosecutor not rushing to bring case”

New York: “Cliven Bundy Declares That He’s Holding on to Oregon Refuge While Staying in Nevada”

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