LAS VEGAS, April 16 (UPI) — Brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and three other defendants refused to enter pleas during an arraignment Friday in connection to a 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement at their father’s ranch.
Pleas of “not guilty” were entered by U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley Jr., on behalf of Ammon, 40, and Ryan, 43, as well as Ryan Payne, 32, Brian Cavalier, 44, and Blaine Cooper, 36.
The five men were also involved in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon earlier this year. They were transported from Oregon to Las Vegas by U.S. Marshals.
The brothers face several felony charges stemming from a 2014 conflict at the Bundy ranch in Bunkerville between their father Cliven, 69, and federal agents. The elder Bundy allegedly refused to pay fees for his cattle to graze on public lands. Cliven was arraigned in the conflict in March and also refused to enter a plea.
Federal prosecutors said the brothers helped coordinate armed protests in Bunkerville, but avoided prosecution for about two years until their connection to the armed takeover in Oregon earlier this year.
Ammon Bundy told the judge he was mistreated while in jail, not given food and handcuff for a 23-hour stretch since he arrived in Las Vegas.
“I don’t see how we are being treated as innocent in any way,” he said.
Ammon’s attorney in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge case, Mike Arnold, also traveled to Las Vegas and argued that the Las Vegas prosecutors should hold the case until the Oregon trials are complete.
“These guys have the right to a speedy trial and the right to a fair trial,” Arnold said. “The timing of the federal government charging them in the Nevada case is very suspicious. They waited two years and they chose to do it at a particular time that is going to make defending them in Oregon very difficult. There are mountains of discovery to look at, and they can’t be in two places at once.”
The judge set detention hearings for the Bundy brothers for Wednesday, as well as a separate hearing to determine if Ryan would be allowed to defend himself.
When you enter a “Plea”, you are perfecting jurisdiction to that Corporate Court.
When the Corporate Court Judge ask you if you are JOHN Q. PUBLIC, you are admitting to being that Corporate entity that is already owned by some Corporation. (You are then already guilty of fraud) It might be the STATE your were born on, or The Federal Corporate Government, maybe even the Corporate City of London.
You should answer “People call me that name”.
“You may refer to me as ‘______’ “.
If they filed a counter suite they would then be the plaintiff and not the defendant and could demand a court of records.
I had to leave vegas.
It is a gangster jew controlled town.
They’re still sending me threatening zipcode letters…
Ya know…..
I wish JD would expose the story of “Hank Greenspun” and the be of the Jew cartel in las vegas.
Go to Wikipedia and read it. A jesuit turned me on to it.
I remember watching one of his offspring pulling out his Ferrari and dusting it off. Probably one of the hardest days he ever worked in his life.
If You Do wanna party.with some gunslingers just draw,Pop ah Wheelie an type on–we be bad.
Ole Hank Greenspun allegedly running guns to Israhell with Myer Lansky.
UNLV put up a building in Hank’s name on campus to show their love for the man.
Magistrate equals administrative that’s how he gets away with practicing law from the. Bench. Response should be “the judge is practicing law and has made a judicial determination of not guilty, I make a motion to dismiss. Only me or my attorney can enter a plea on my behalf.”. a motions hearing should be held before a plea can be entered.
“Ammon Bundy told the judge he was mistreated while in jail, not given food and handcuff for a 23-hour stretch since he arrived in Las Vegas.”
As of this morning, he’s going on three days without food because he returned from court after dinner.
But of course, if you’re a drunken wetback who’s wiping out entire families in acts of vehicular homicide, you’re given the revolving door deportation routine. (and more free food)
i cant find more on this i got this morn http://libertyfight.com/2015/Ammon-Bundy-being-tortured-starved-nevada-prison.html
Expecting fair just treatment from this government would be equivalent of asking fair and just treatment from the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuKeUAavpnU
Question is when we Americans start acting like adults like the character Paul Cursey.