While not exactly at an end, leaders of the militant takeover of a building at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon have been arrested.
In a statement, the FBI and Oregon State Police said agents had made eight arrests, including [Ammon]Bundy, 40, and his brother Ryan Bundy, 43, during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said two others were arrested separately in Burns, while FBI agents in Arizona arrested another.There was also one fatality, which is reported to be LaVoy Finicum, who became a prominent spokesman for the group. While claims are being made by the militants that Finicum was cooperative, there has not been any official statement from authorities. But, it is natural to be skeptical of the militants' claim as Finicum seemed to be a true believer, even making the following statement:
“I have no intention of spending any of my days in a concrete box,” he said on Jan. 6, just days into the standoff that would stretch on for weeks. “There are things more important than your life and freedom is one of them.”A group of people still occupy the refuge as of this posting. Authorities are expected to have some sort of resolution in that situation soon.
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