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Man arrested after saying he wanted to join Oregon militia to kill federal agents
Source: The Guardian
Man arrested after saying he wanted to join Oregon militia to kill federal agents
Video shows Joseph Stetson refusing to hand over his gun, and he threatened to
murder police as he was being arrested for driving under the influence
Sam Levin in San Francisco
Tuesday 26 January 2016 19.10 GMT
Oregon police have arrested a man after he said he wanted to join Ammon Bundy’s armed militia occupying a wildlife refuge and intended to “help with killing federal agents”.
Joseph Stetson, 54, was armed with a pellet gun and on his way to join the protests at the Malheur national wildlife refuge when Oregon state police stopped him and eventually arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to local prosecutors.
The Harney County sheriff’s office on Monday night published body camera footage of an Oregon state police trooper questioning and handcuffing Stetson at a gas station about 30 miles away from the wildlife sanctuary that a rightwing militia seized on 2 January to protest the federal government.
Police had received reports Monday morning that Stetson was armed and had made comments that he wanted to join Bundy’s militia and intended to “help with killing federal agents”, according to the Harney County district attorney.
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Video shows Joseph Stetson refusing to hand over his gun, and he threatened to
murder police as he was being arrested for driving under the influence
Sam Levin in San Francisco
Tuesday 26 January 2016 19.10 GMT
Oregon police have arrested a man after he said he wanted to join Ammon Bundy’s armed militia occupying a wildlife refuge and intended to “help with killing federal agents”.
Joseph Stetson, 54, was armed with a pellet gun and on his way to join the protests at the Malheur national wildlife refuge when Oregon state police stopped him and eventually arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to local prosecutors.
The Harney County sheriff’s office on Monday night published body camera footage of an Oregon state police trooper questioning and handcuffing Stetson at a gas station about 30 miles away from the wildlife sanctuary that a rightwing militia seized on 2 January to protest the federal government.
Police had received reports Monday morning that Stetson was armed and had made comments that he wanted to join Bundy’s militia and intended to “help with killing federal agents”, according to the Harney County district attorney.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/26/oregon-militia-standoff-man-arrested-help-kill-federal-agents