Oregon standoff: Ammon Bundy in custody, 1 dead (live updates)




Highway 395 was blocked at Seneca between John Day and Burns by Oregon State police officers the evening of Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Dave Killen / staff
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on January 26, 2016 at 6:21 PM, updated January 26, 2016 at 7:31 PM
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One militant is dead and the top leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation are in police custody after law enforcement officials confronted members of the anti-government group Tuesday afternoon. Ammon Bundy and his followers seized the wildlife refuge on Jan. 2, insisting they wouldn't leave until their demands were met, including the freeing of two Harney County ranchers jailed on federal arson charges. Here are the latest developments:

6:55 p.m.: The FBI and Oregon State Police confirm that they took an "enforcement action" to take the occupiers into custody. One person was killed and another wounded. Those arrested include:

  • Ammon Edward Bundy, 40, of Emmett, Idaho
  • Ryan C. Bundy, 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada
  • Brian Cavalier, 44, of Bunkerville, Nevada
  • Shawna Cox, 59, Kanab, Utah
  • Ryan Waylen Payne, 32, of Anaconda, Montana


The name of the person who died has not been released.
Joseph Donald O'Shaughnessy, 45, of Cottonwood, Arizona, was also arrested by the Oregon State Police in Burns at about 5:50 p.m.

Each of the people who have been arrested are facing a felony charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers.

6:50 p.m.: Ryan Bundy, 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada, suffered a minor gunshot wound and was taken into custody in a highway stop conducted by the FBI and the Oregon State Police.

6:18 p.m. Lisa Goodman, a spokeswoman for St. Charles Health System in Bend, said an AirLink ambulance was dispatched to Burns. She couldn't confirm how many people it is set to retrieve, or whether Ammon Bundy is among them.

"It's on the ground there now," Goodman said. "We can't confirm it's Ammon Bundy. We don't know who it is."

6:13 p.m.: The Oregon Department of Transportation closed 56 miles of U.S. 395 between Burns and John Day after unconfirmed reports that Ammon Bundy was taken into custody.

The closure stretches from Milepost 12, south of Canyon City, to Milepost 68, just outside of Burns.

5:46 p.m.: Two people have been shot and Ammon Bundy is in custody, according to a livestream report by Pete Santilli. The self-styled journalist is also repoting that the FBI has told protesters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County that they are free to go and need to leave immediately.

Santilli said he was waiting outside a hospital in Burns to confirm the reports of the shootings.

Two men were down, possibly injured," he said.

The Oregonian/OregonLive could not independently confirm the reports

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