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struggle4progress

(118,039 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:49 AM Aug 2016

2 plead guilty in armed standoff near Bundy ranch - #BundyTeaParty

By WESLEY JUHL
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Guilty plea agreements were accepted Thursday for two men who are part of the federal prosecution of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

Gerald DeLemus, 61, of Rochester, New Hampshire, and Blaine Cooper, 37, of Humboldt, Arizona, were the first of 19 co-defendants to take plea deals to felony charges connected to an armed standoff with federal officials near Bundy’s ranch in Bunkerville in April 2014 ...

Each defendant pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges and now face up to 25 years in prison and as much as $500,000 in fines. As part of the plea agreements, prosecutors recommended that the men be sentenced to six years in prison and no fines ...


http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/2-men-plead-guilty-armed-standoff-near-bundy-ranch

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2 plead guilty in armed standoff near Bundy ranch - #BundyTeaParty (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2016 OP
Cooper was one of the ringleaders, closely tied to Ammon Bundy pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #1
Thanks for keeping us updated on this. Lochloosa Aug 2016 #2
I'll second this, been following these douchebags from day one, every single YouTube vid posted snooper2 Aug 2016 #3
Did they think there would be no consequences for their actions? procon Aug 2016 #4
IMO, the fines should not have been nullified. They caused a fortune in damages KittyWampus Aug 2016 #5

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
1. Cooper was one of the ringleaders, closely tied to Ammon Bundy
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:02 AM
Aug 2016

Wasn't he the one who did the advance recon of Malheur with Ammon, or am I getting mixed up on the criminals?

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
3. I'll second this, been following these douchebags from day one, every single YouTube vid posted
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:43 AM
Aug 2016

Even listened the whole time live while Dave was "surrendering" LOL...

What a pack of fucking clowns-

procon

(15,805 posts)
4. Did they think there would be no consequences for their actions?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:02 AM
Aug 2016

They chose to fight the federal government based on some BS craziness they got off the internet. Not even six years in prison will make them any less stupid or gullible.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
5. IMO, the fines should not have been nullified. They caused a fortune in damages
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:03 AM
Aug 2016

Plus all the manpower involved in dealing with them during the "stand off".

These types don't believe in government largesse except for their own kind.

They should pay financially for the rest of their miserable lives.

Edit- they apparently weren't there in person but were organizers off site. But anyone who was there should pay financially., IMO.


Neither man was present during the armed standoff, but neither man disputed the standoff occurred, although DeLemus was hesitant to comment at all about events he did not witness firsthand.

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