Oregon standoff defendant just borrowing government truck to get groceries

[struggle4progress]

By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on March 11, 2016 at 2:02 PM, updated March 11, 2016 at 5:43 PM

... In court Friday, Medenbach explained: "The pickup truck was going to be brought right back. I drove to Burns to get groceries.''

Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel noted that Medenbach was on pretrial release from a 2015 illegal camping case pending in federal court in Medford. He was ordered not to occupy federal land "and then he went to Malheur,'' Gabriel said.

When a pre-trial officer contacted Medenbach on Jan. 4, he lied about his location, claiming he was home, Gabriel said ...

The judge agreed that Medenbach has shown he hasn't complied with the conditions of his release and ordered him to remain in custody.

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/oregon_standoff_defendant_says.html

[WhiteTara]

1. I don't think you can "borrow" federal property

so good he's to stay in jail. These guys are real morans.

[struggle4progress]

4. He's representing himself: composted mentis, I think

The sort of fellow who calls 911 to report he's down to seeds and stems again

[Solly Mack]

2. LMAO

Idiot

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. He treated the truck like a crystal wine glass, right?!

[calguy]

5. Since only borrowed the truck

we the people want to borrow about 20
Years of his life. We'll let him borrow the jail cell free of charge

[uppityperson]

6. Did you get permission before taking it? No? Then it was theft.

[Nevernose]

7. I honestly believe that's a reason to be merciful

Not because he "just borrowed it," but because he's clearly a total fucking moron. Give him a felony record, make it difficult for him to procure weapons, and don't crowd our prisons even more. Six months, time served, two years community service and supervised release.

I really hate most of those people and certainly hate everything they stand for, but it's hard for me to be truly angry at a stupid person merely for being stupid. Not ignorant, but good old-fashioned dumb as dirt.

[struggle4progress]

8. +

[JesterCS]

11. Or, he's lying

When you take something that's not your own, you KNOW it's wrong, even if you come up with justification that you think makes it right.


I don't go to my workplace and grab a laptop to take off the property, just to browse DU. There was access to other private vehicles, he knew what he was doing, a great big FU to the feds

[longship]

9. AKA Grand Theft Auto.

Man, you are so busted.

[L. Coyote]

10. Five years of community service washing government trucks should do.

After the five years inside