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Oregon Four Say they Will Surrender to FBI Today, Thursday Morning Carrying American Flags!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2016 0:13
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by William Yardley oregon-standoff
On January 2, 2016, the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon was occupied by an armed group affiliated with the U.S. militia movement following an earlier peaceful march in protest of the prison sentences for ranchers Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven Hammond. The Hammonds were convicted of arson on federal land, sentenced to five years imprisonment, and are now seeking clemency from the U.S. president.
The FBI on Wednesday moved in to closely surround the four armed occupiers who remain at a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon – pushing the 40-day occupation to what appeared to be a tense final stage that was being broadcast live on the Internet by a supporter of the holdouts.
“They’re 50 feet from me,” said Sean Anderson from inside the refuge, growing increasingly agitated after federal law enforcement authorities tightened their circle around the occupation.
“We’re speeding,” Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore replied by phone as she and others sped toward the wildlife refuge in an attempt to avert a confrontation. “’We need you to stay alive.”
NOTE: The YouTube embed below is reportedly a live call from those who are occupying the refuge. The occupiers appear to be talking to Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, who is working on negotiating their exit from the refuge.
