NEW:Militiamen Occupy Federal Office in Oregon
Sunday, January 03, 2016
According to the New York Times, Federal officials said on Sunday that they were monitoring the takeover of a federal building on The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
The occupation began on Saturday afternoon, after the group, led by Ammon Bundy, a rancher, took over the building. Buddy received attention in 2014, when his father inspired a standoff between local armed anti-government groups and federal officials over cattle grazing.
The building houses the offices of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and is operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is about 30 miles southeast of Burns and is located in Harney County.
According to a spokesman from the wildlife agency, no employees were in danger due to the occupation.
According to the Times, in a statement, Bundy said that his group was “prepared to be out here for as long as need be,” and would only leave the building once the people of Harney County “can use these lands as free men.”
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