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Pete Santilli, self-styled journalist and militants supporter, among those arrested by FBI
Source: The Oregonian
Pete Santilli, self-styled journalist and militants supporter, among those arrested by FBI
By Rebecca Woolington | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on January 26, 2016 at 8:25 PM, updated January 26, 2016 at 9:23 PM
Pete Santilli, a self-styled journalist, who started live-streaming reports of Ammon Bundy's arrest on YouTube late Tuesday, has been arrested, according to the FBI.
Santilli, 50, of Cincinnati, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. on a charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers, a felony. He was arrested without incident, according to an FBI news release.
Santilli's live stream had indicated that he was arrested. On a Facebook page associated with Santilli, his colleagues wrote that he was arrested at a road block.
On the Facebook page, they later updated their report stating: "Pete Santilli was arrested after pleaing with the FBI to allow him to set up a convoy to save the women and children in the refuge."
After Santilli's initial live stream reports, authorities confirmed one militant was killed and the top leaders of the refuge occupation were in police custody. Law enforcement officials had stopped vehicles Tuesday afternoon about 15 miles north of Burns, and the arrests occurred along U.S. 395, according to the FBI.
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By Rebecca Woolington | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on January 26, 2016 at 8:25 PM, updated January 26, 2016 at 9:23 PM
Pete Santilli, a self-styled journalist, who started live-streaming reports of Ammon Bundy's arrest on YouTube late Tuesday, has been arrested, according to the FBI.
Santilli, 50, of Cincinnati, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. on a charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers, a felony. He was arrested without incident, according to an FBI news release.
Santilli's live stream had indicated that he was arrested. On a Facebook page associated with Santilli, his colleagues wrote that he was arrested at a road block.
On the Facebook page, they later updated their report stating: "Pete Santilli was arrested after pleaing with the FBI to allow him to set up a convoy to save the women and children in the refuge."
After Santilli's initial live stream reports, authorities confirmed one militant was killed and the top leaders of the refuge occupation were in police custody. Law enforcement officials had stopped vehicles Tuesday afternoon about 15 miles north of Burns, and the arrests occurred along U.S. 395, according to the FBI.
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Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/01/pete_santilli_self-styled_jour.html