Ammon Bundy and several members of his militant circle that took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge have been arrested. Militant LaVoy Finicum, more recently known as “Blue Tarp Man” has been confirmed killed in a shootout with law enforcement. Ryan Bundy was also reportedly inured in the arrest of Ammon Bundy.
Bundy supporter Pete Santilli, who hosts a YouTube broadcast and has been heavily involved in the standoff, has also been arrested:
Each person arrested faces a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede US officers from “discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation, or threats, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 372.”
Later, right-wing online talk show host Pete Santilli, who has been embedded with the militia from the beginning of the occupation, was also arrested on the same charges. Santilli, 50, lives in Cincinnati.
His YouTube co-host, Deb, continued the live stream. After several frantic calls, she commented to an unknown person on the phone that Blaine Cooper was still at the refuge and she had spoken with him by phone and that Cooper was “going to fight.” At last report, his wife, Melissa Cooper was at the refuge, and possibly his two daughters.
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016 · 4:52:26 AM +00:00 · Jen Hayden
Deb, Pete Santilli’s loyal assistant on the YouTube broadcasts, continued the live stream to his channel after his arrest and was heard on video saying she spoke with militant Blaine Cooper and “They were going to stand their ground, going to die there.” Listen:
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016 · 5:11:20 AM +00:00
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Jen Hayden
Jon Ritzheimer, another central figure to the standoff, apparently returned home to see his wife and children, and turned himself in in Arizone after the FBI gave him little choice:
I came home to visit my family. The Feds know I am here and are asking me to turn myself in. I need an attorney so I can get back to my girls.