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| Last Oregon militia members say they will turn themselves over to FBI – as it happened | Last Oregon militia members say they will turn themselves over to FBI – as it happened |
| (7 months later) | |
| 8.26am GMT | 8.26am GMT |
| 08:26 | 08:26 |
| We’re wrapping up our live coverage for now, but will have all the latest developments ahead of the expected surrender of the remaining occupiers at 8am PST Thursday – you’ll be able to find that here. | We’re wrapping up our live coverage for now, but will have all the latest developments ahead of the expected surrender of the remaining occupiers at 8am PST Thursday – you’ll be able to find that here. |
| In the meantime, here’s our latest news round-up. Thanks for reading. | In the meantime, here’s our latest news round-up. Thanks for reading. |
| 8.03am GMT | 8.03am GMT |
| 08:03 | 08:03 |
| Latest summary | Latest summary |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| We are not surrendering, we’re turning ourselves in … | We are not surrendering, we’re turning ourselves in … |
| It goes against everything we believe in but we’re going to do it. | It goes against everything we believe in but we’re going to do it. |
| It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBIhas negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. | It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBIhas negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. |
| However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action. | However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action. |
| 7.44am GMT | 7.44am GMT |
| 07:44 | 07:44 |
| The FBI has issued this (very pithy) press release: | The FBI has issued this (very pithy) press release: |
| Cliven Bundy was taken into federal custody on the evening of Wednesday, February 10, 2016, in Portland. | Cliven Bundy was taken into federal custody on the evening of Wednesday, February 10, 2016, in Portland. |
| Further information on the charges is expected to be available on Thursday morning. | Further information on the charges is expected to be available on Thursday morning. |
| 7.40am GMT | 7.40am GMT |
| 07:40 | 07:40 |
| It’s understood that Cliven Bundy has been charged in relation to a separate standoff, in Nevada, which took place in 2014. | It’s understood that Cliven Bundy has been charged in relation to a separate standoff, in Nevada, which took place in 2014. |
| That began when the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wanted to seize cows belonging to Cliven Bundy – a Nevada rancher and the father of Ammon and Ryan Bundy, key figures in the Oregon standoff – over $1.2m (£840,000) in unpaid fees for grazing on federal land over two decades. | That began when the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wanted to seize cows belonging to Cliven Bundy – a Nevada rancher and the father of Ammon and Ryan Bundy, key figures in the Oregon standoff – over $1.2m (£840,000) in unpaid fees for grazing on federal land over two decades. |
| Bundy rejected the agency’s authority, triggering the faceoff. He continued to graze his cattle on federal land and has said he would not pay the bill. | Bundy rejected the agency’s authority, triggering the faceoff. He continued to graze his cattle on federal land and has said he would not pay the bill. |
| 7.26am GMT | 7.26am GMT |
| 07:26 | 07:26 |
| Sam Levin has been talking to Mike Arnold, Ammon Bundy’s attorney who is currently driving with assemblywoman Fiore to the refuge. | Sam Levin has been talking to Mike Arnold, Ammon Bundy’s attorney who is currently driving with assemblywoman Fiore to the refuge. |
| Arnold confirmed by phone that Cliven Bundy has been arrested, which he said he learned from the FBI. | Arnold confirmed by phone that Cliven Bundy has been arrested, which he said he learned from the FBI. |
| He said he worried it could derail the plan for a resolution at the refuge on Thursday morning: | He said he worried it could derail the plan for a resolution at the refuge on Thursday morning: |
| “It’s unfortunate timing considering all the progress that we made this evening, but I hope that the folks at the refuge find some positive observations out of it. | “It’s unfortunate timing considering all the progress that we made this evening, but I hope that the folks at the refuge find some positive observations out of it. |
| “Cliven was arrested safely and without incident, without harm. | “Cliven was arrested safely and without incident, without harm. |
| “So we’re hoping tomorrow everything turns out the same and everybody can be in that courtroom together arguing their position.” | “So we’re hoping tomorrow everything turns out the same and everybody can be in that courtroom together arguing their position.” |
| 7.22am GMT | 7.22am GMT |
| 07:22 | 07:22 |
| Oregonian reporter Les Zait says Cliven Bundy has been detained in relation to a separate standoff, which took place in neighbouring Nevada in 2004: | Oregonian reporter Les Zait says Cliven Bundy has been detained in relation to a separate standoff, which took place in neighbouring Nevada in 2004: |
| BREAKING: Cliven Bundy arrested in Portland Wednesday night on federal charges for the 2014 standoff in Nevada with federal agents. | BREAKING: Cliven Bundy arrested in Portland Wednesday night on federal charges for the 2014 standoff in Nevada with federal agents. |
| MORE: Among the charges Cliven Bundy faces is conspiracy to interfere with federal officers. The same charge his sons face for OR takeover. | MORE: Among the charges Cliven Bundy faces is conspiracy to interfere with federal officers. The same charge his sons face for OR takeover. |
| 7.14am GMT | 7.14am GMT |
| 07:14 | 07:14 |
| In a brief phone chat with the Guardian’s Sam Levin just after 11pm PST, Cliven Bundy’s wife Carol confirmed that he had flown in, but said she didn’t know if he had been detained. | In a brief phone chat with the Guardian’s Sam Levin just after 11pm PST, Cliven Bundy’s wife Carol confirmed that he had flown in, but said she didn’t know if he had been detained. |
| Two Bundy sons – Ammon and Ryan – are already being held in Multnomah county jail in connection with the Malheur refuge standoff. | Two Bundy sons – Ammon and Ryan – are already being held in Multnomah county jail in connection with the Malheur refuge standoff. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.19am GMT | at 7.19am GMT |
| 7.12am GMT | 7.12am GMT |
| 07:12 | 07:12 |
| Cliven Bundy arrested | Cliven Bundy arrested |
| I’m now seeing reports that Cliven Bundy – the father of Oregon militia leader Ammon Bundy, and who earlier told the Guardian he was on the way to the site of the standoff – has been detained and is being held in Multnomah county jail. | I’m now seeing reports that Cliven Bundy – the father of Oregon militia leader Ammon Bundy, and who earlier told the Guardian he was on the way to the site of the standoff – has been detained and is being held in Multnomah county jail. |
| Cliven Bundy has been arrested and is in Multnomah County Jail #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/BTdX5LTBLC | Cliven Bundy has been arrested and is in Multnomah County Jail #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/BTdX5LTBLC |
| We are working to verify this information. | We are working to verify this information. |
| 6.31am GMT | 6.31am GMT |
| 06:31 | 06:31 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| We are not surrendering, we’re turning ourselves in … | We are not surrendering, we’re turning ourselves in … |
| It goes against everything we believe in but we’re going to do it. | It goes against everything we believe in but we’re going to do it. |
| It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBI has negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. | It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBI has negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. |
| However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action. | However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.32am GMT | at 6.32am GMT |
| 6.26am GMT | 6.26am GMT |
| 06:26 | 06:26 |
| Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
| Michele Fiore was a Republican state legislator – barely known outside Nevada – before she was thrust into the heart of the Oregon militia standoff on Wednesday in the most dramatic and bizarre of circumstances. | Michele Fiore was a Republican state legislator – barely known outside Nevada – before she was thrust into the heart of the Oregon militia standoff on Wednesday in the most dramatic and bizarre of circumstances. |
| Shortly after the FBI closed in on the armed militia, sparking panic among the four remaining occupiers at the Malheur national wildlife refuge, Fiore was on the line acting as a mediator with law enforcement officials. | Shortly after the FBI closed in on the armed militia, sparking panic among the four remaining occupiers at the Malheur national wildlife refuge, Fiore was on the line acting as a mediator with law enforcement officials. |
| Her dramatic conversations with the militia, whom she pleaded to hold back from confronting the FBI, were broadcast, in real time, on YouTube, in a live-stream that at one stage had upwards of 60,000 listeners. | Her dramatic conversations with the militia, whom she pleaded to hold back from confronting the FBI, were broadcast, in real time, on YouTube, in a live-stream that at one stage had upwards of 60,000 listeners. |
| Read more about Fiore in our profile here: | Read more about Fiore in our profile here: |
| 6.15am GMT | 6.15am GMT |
| 06:15 | 06:15 |
| As the four occupiers decided to turn in for the night – ahead of their scheduled meeting on Thursday morning in which the turning-in will be to the FBI – live stream host Gavin Seim played them a song by Victoria Sharp. | As the four occupiers decided to turn in for the night – ahead of their scheduled meeting on Thursday morning in which the turning-in will be to the FBI – live stream host Gavin Seim played them a song by Victoria Sharp. |
| Sam Levin reports: | Sam Levin reports: |
| Sharp, an 18-year-old from Kansas, became a key figure in the standoff after she spoke out about LaVoy Finicum’s shooting. | Sharp, an 18-year-old from Kansas, became a key figure in the standoff after she spoke out about LaVoy Finicum’s shooting. |
| Sharp was in the car with Finicum when law enforcement officials stopped them on a remote highway. She later told reporters that Finicum had his hands up when he was fatally shot – a claim the FBI has refuted. | Sharp was in the car with Finicum when law enforcement officials stopped them on a remote highway. She later told reporters that Finicum had his hands up when he was fatally shot – a claim the FBI has refuted. |
| The New York Times profiled the Sharp Family Band, which came to Oregon to perform for protesters. The family gospel band was also present at Cliven Bundy’s 2014 standoff with the federal government in Nevada. To Oregon, Victoria’s mother, Odalis Sharp, brought eight of her kids, aged five to 18. | The New York Times profiled the Sharp Family Band, which came to Oregon to perform for protesters. The family gospel band was also present at Cliven Bundy’s 2014 standoff with the federal government in Nevada. To Oregon, Victoria’s mother, Odalis Sharp, brought eight of her kids, aged five to 18. |
| When the family was waiting to hear if Victoria had survived the shooting with police, the family sang gospel songs inside a crowded senior center – sobbing all the way through, according to the Times. | When the family was waiting to hear if Victoria had survived the shooting with police, the family sang gospel songs inside a crowded senior center – sobbing all the way through, according to the Times. |
| 6.01am GMT | 6.01am GMT |
| 06:01 | 06:01 |
| Why did the FBI move in now? | Why did the FBI move in now? |
| The FBI has not commented publicly on the move to bring to an end the 40-day standoff since an early press release confirmed agents had circled the refuge. | The FBI has not commented publicly on the move to bring to an end the 40-day standoff since an early press release confirmed agents had circled the refuge. |
| Greg Bretzing, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, said then: | Greg Bretzing, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, said then: |
| It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBI has negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. | It has never been the FBI’s desire to engage these armed occupiers in any way other than through dialogue, and to that end, the FBI has negotiated with patience and restraint in an effort to resolve the situation peacefully. |
| However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action in a way that best ensured the safety of those on the refuge, the law enforcement officers who are on scene, and the people of Harney County who live and work in this area. | However, we reached a point where it became necessary to take action in a way that best ensured the safety of those on the refuge, the law enforcement officers who are on scene, and the people of Harney County who live and work in this area. |