Standoff defendant Jeff Banta reminds judge he also faces firearms charge

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
September 12, 2016 at 1:02 PM
updated September 12, 2016 at 3:10 PM

... U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown each time left out Banta as one of the five defendants charged with Count 2: possession of a firearm in a federal facility.

No one in the courtroom corrected the judge in front of the prospective jurors.

Once jury selection was completed Friday afternoon, Banta's attorney spoke out to rectify the record ...

Salisbury said he wanted to make sure the court was aware that five defendants are charged with Count 2 -- not four. She had left out his client ...

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