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    Ammon and Ryan Bundy and some of their followers have been indicted for the siege of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

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    Case 3:16-cr-00051-AA

    Document 58

    Filed 02/03/16

    Page 1 of 3

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    UNDER SEAL
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    DISTRICT OF OREGON
    PORTLAND DIVISION

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    3:16-CR-0

    005/-,l} A-

    v.
    AMMON BUNDY,
    JON RITZHEIMER,
    JOSEPH O'SHAUGHNESSY,
    RYAN PAYNE,
    RYAN BUNDY,
    BRIAN CAVALIER,
    SHAWNA COX,
    PETER SANTILLI,
    JASON PATRICK,
    DUANE LEO EHMER,
    DYLAN ANDERSON,
    SEAN ANDERSON,
    DAVID LEE FRY,
    JEFF WAYNE BANTA,
    SANDRA LYNN PFEIFER ANDERSON, and
    KENNETH MEDENBACH,

    INDICTMENT
    18 u.s.c. 372
    UNDER SEAL

    Defendants.

    THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:


    COUNT 1
    (Conspiracy to Impede Officers of the United States)
    (18 u.s.c. 372)
    On or about October 5, 2015, and continuing through the date of this indictment, in the
    District of Oregon, defendants AMMON BUNDY, JON RITZHEIMER, JOSEPH
    O'SHAUGHNESSY, RYAN PAYNE, RYAN BUNDY, BRIAN CAVALIER, SHAWNA

    Case 3:16-cr-00051-AA

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    Filed 02/03/16

    Page 2 of 3

    COX, PETER SANTILLI, JASON PATRICK, DUANE LEO EHMER, DYLAN


    ANDERSON, SEAN ANDERSON, DAVID LEE FRY, JEFF WAYNE BANTA, SANDRA
    LYNN PFEIFER ANDERSON, and KENNETH MEDENBACH, did knowingly and willfully

    conspire and agree together and with each other and with persons known and unknown to the
    Grand Jury to prevent by force, intimidation, and threats, officers and employees of the United
    States Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency within the Department of the Interior, from
    discharging the duties of their office at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, in violation of
    Title 18, United States Code, Section 372.
    In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the illegal objects thereof, one or more of
    the defendants and one or more of the conspirators performed the following overt acts in the
    District of Oregon and elsewhere, including but not limited to the following:
    a.

    On or about October 5, 2015, two conspirators traveled to Harney County,

    Oregon, to warn the Hamey County sheriff of "extreme civil unrest" if certain demands
    were not met.
    b.

    Beginning on January 2, 2016, defendants and conspirators occupied the

    Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by force while using and carrying firearms.
    c.

    Beginning on January 2, 2016, defendants and conspirators brandished

    and carried firearms on the premises of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and
    prevented federal officials from performing their official duties by force, threats and
    intimidation.
    d.

    Beginning on January 2, 2016, defendants and conspirators refused to

    leave the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and allow federal officials to return to their
    official duties.
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    e.

    Document 58

    Filed 02/03/16

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    Beginning on January 2, 2016, defendants and conspirators threatened

    violence against anybody who attempted to remove them from the Malheur National
    Wildlife Refuge.
    f.

    Beginning in or about November 2015, defendants and conspirators

    recruited and encouraged other individuals, known and unknown to the grand jury, in
    person and through social media and other means of communication, to participate and
    assist in the above-described conspiracy.
    g.

    In or about November 2015 continuing through January 26, 2016,

    defendants and conspirators traveled to Harney County, Oregon, to intimidate and coerce
    the population of Harney County, Oregon, in order to effectuate the goals of the
    conspiracy.
    Dated this

    ""S

    day of February 2016.


    A TRUE BILL.

    Presented by:
    BILLY J. WILLIAMS

    ~ETHAN D. KNIGHT
    GEOFFREY A. BARROW
    Assistant United States Attorneys

    Indictment

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