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(118,332 posts) Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:23 PM Jul 2016

Ammon Bundy Takes Stand

by Conrad Wilson OPB | July 18, 2016 6:45 p.m. | Portland

... Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight asked whether Bundy knew he was going to occupy the refuge before he did so Jan. 2.

“I did, well, I didn’t actually,” Bundy said, correcting himself. “There was no decision by myself or others to do that” ...

During the hearing, prosecutors also said Ryan Bundy tried to escape from the Multnomah County Detention Center.

Ryan Bundy denied it, telling U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jones that “it’s simply not true” ...

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/malheur-trail-ammon-bundy-takes-stand/

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Prosecutors Say Ryan Bundy Plotted to Escape struggle4progress Jul 2016 #3

struggle4progress

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1. Ryan Bundy charged with contraband in his cell

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:24 PM

Jul 2016

The Associated Press
Published: July 18, 2016, 4:42 pm
Updated: July 18, 2016, 6:26 pm

... Jail staff found a 12- to 15-foot section of a bed sheet that was braided into a rope in Bundy’s cell, along with a container of extra food he wasn’t supposed to have, Capt. Steve Alexander with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office told KOIN 6 News.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoff Barrow dropped the bombshell at a hearing Monday in which Bundy and his brother Ammon sought to be released as they await trial on charges stemming from the January takeover of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.

In trying to show Ryan Bundy is a flight risk, Barrow said deputies searching Bundy’s cell in April found torn sheets braided together in a 12- to 15-foot rope, as well as extra pillow cases and food ...

http://koin.com/2016/07/18/ryan-bundy-may-have-planned-jail-escape/

struggle4progress

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2. Standoff leader allegedly tried to escape jail with rope made of sheets

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:26 PM

Jul 2016

Sam Levin in San Francisco
Monday 18 July 2016 21.39 EDT

... The incarcerated rancher, however, denied that he was attempting to break out of jail in Portland and said he was simply “trying to practice braiding rope” ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/18/ryan-bundy-escape-attempt-oregon-militia-standoff

struggle4progress

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3. Prosecutors Say Ryan Bundy Plotted to Escape

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:27 PM

Jul 2016

By Colin Miner (Patch Staff) - July 18, 2016 7:38 pm ET

Ryan Bundy tore his bed sheets and tied them into a rope about 15-feet-long in an attempt to escape Multnomah County Jail, prosecutors said Monday ...

Ryan wasn't charged with attempting to escape but was written up the jail for possession of contraband and misuse of jail property.

http://patch.com/oregon/portland/oregon-standoff-latest-prosecutors-say-ryan-bundy-plotted-escape

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