Not guilty pleas entered for last defendants of 2014 Nevada ranch standoff

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Not guilty pleas entered for last defendants of 2014 Nevada ranch standoff

By Blaze Lovell
April 15, 2016

Blaze Lovell

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A Las Vegas judge on Friday entered not guilty pleas for the last five defendants to be arraigned over a high-profile standoff about cattle grazing rights between armed protesters and federal agents at the Nevada ranch of Cliven Bundy in 2014.

U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley Jr. entered the pleas for the defendants, including Bundy brothers Ammon and Ryan who were arrested earlier this year after leading a separate armed standoff in Oregon, after they refused to enter pleas themselves.

Not guilty pleas on charges including obstruction, conspiracy and assault were also entered for defendants Blaine Cooper, Brian Cavalier and Ryan Payne at Friday's arraignment. Cliven Bundy and 13 others previously pleaded not guilty in the case.

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Prosecutors have said Cliven Bundy trespassed on federal lands for over 20 years, refusing to secure the necessary permits or pay the required fees the government charges ranchers to let their cattle graze on U.S.-owned public property.


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[Hulk]

1. Expected. Bring on the trials.

I'd much rather spend the millions putting this animals behind bars than starting another wasteful war someplace I've never heard of against peoples with sticks and pitchforks.