Oregon standoff figure arrested after threatening to shoot federal officers
By Les Zaitz | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on March 17, 2016 at 4:15 PM, updated March 17, 2016 at 4:21 PM
An armed militant who was part of the security team during the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation was in custody Thursday in Grant County on weapons charges after threatening to shoot federal law enforcement officers, according to Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter.
Scott A. Willingham, 47, was arrested Wednesday in the small town of Mount Vernon on allegations of unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and second-degree disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned Thursday in Grant County Circuit Court and held on $35,000 bail.
Carpenter said that during the arraignment, Willingham said he wanted to be jailed in Grant County to await arrest by federal authorities for his role in the occupation. Federal officials wouldn't confirm whether Willingham has been charged, although one name has been redacted from the most recent indictment naming 26 defendants.
A Grant County sheriff's deputy arrested Willingham at a motel after Willingham said that if he wasn't jailed Wednesday, he would "start shooting federal law enforcement officers" the next morning, Carpenter said ...
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