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If there was one theme at Wednesday’s arraignment for Ammon Bundy and other militants arrested in connection with the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, it was this: Despite the unprecedented complexity, federal prosecutors need to hurry up.
Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Anna Brown they plan to bring new charges against the men and women and would need 90 days to do it. But Brown balked at that timeline, and said the government’s attorneys need to make it happen sooner.
“Each charged defendant is presumed to be innocent,” Brown said, emphasizing their right to a quick trial. Bundy and other militant leaders were among the first arrested for the occupation and have been in custody since Jan. 26.
Bundy and nine other defendants appeared in federal court Wednesday in Portland for their arraignment. Attorneys represented six other defendants at the hearing, and several attorney’s listed in a separate indictment attended, too.
Bundy and nine other defendants appeared in federal court Wednesday in Portland for their arraignment. Attorneys represented six other defendants at the hearing, and several attorney’s listed in a separate indictment attended, too.
All of the defendants at the hearing plead not guilty to the federal conspiracy filed against them.
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they plan to merge the indictments against Bundy and 24 other defendants into a single case in March.
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they plan to merge the indictments against Bundy and 24 other defendants into a single case in March.
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