All posts tagged "Ammon Bundy"

Far-right militia leader Ammon Bundy says that he almost skipped out on his arraignment in an upcoming case involving an Idaho hospital, and fled the state, according to The Daily Beast — but God told him not to.

“It is hard for me to know what God wants me to do right now, therefore, I have not yet decided if I will be attending the hearing today," he reportedly said.

"Bundy ... is facing two lawsuits from St. Luke’s Health System," reported Kelly Weill. "The Idaho-based hospital group says Bundy and his activist organization, the People’s Rights network (PRN), defamed doctors by falsely accusing them of child trafficking. Bundy did not participate in the defamation lawsuit, and was ordered to pay $26 million after he lost a default ruling this summer. St. Luke’s sued Bundy a second time this month, accusing him of hiding assets to avoid paying the default."...

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy was reportedly arrested at a high school football fundraiser on Saturday.

Bundy, who was slapped with 8-figure damages by a jury in July in a defamation trial brought by an Idaho hospital he harassed, was arrested on a contempt charge at an event for Emmett High School football. He was arrested on a warrant for contempt charges during a legal battle with St. Luke's Health System, KTVB reported.

"Records at the Gem County Jail show that he was arrested for a contempt charge out of Ada County. He will have an option of bonding out at a $10,000 bond," the outlet reported on Saturday. "If he does not bond out, he will be held in the jail over the weekend, speak with a judge Monday morning and then be transported to the Ada County Jail within 24-48 hours of when they schedule a hearing." ...

A Tea Party lawmaker from Arizona compared the standoff between federal authorities and a stubborn Nevada rancher to Tiananmen Square.

BUNKERVILLE, Nevada (Reuters) - U.S. officials ended a stand-off with hundreds of armed protesters in the Nevada desert on Saturday, calling off the government's roundup of cattle it said were illegally grazing on federal land and giving about 300 animals back to the rancher who owned them.