Arizona tattoo artist pleads guilty in Oregon refuge case

[struggle4progress]

Steven Dubois, Associated Press
Updated 8:18 pm, Wednesday, June 29, 2016

... Brian Cavalier, a bodyguard for standoff leader Ammon Bundy and his father Cliven Bundy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possessing a gun in a federal facility. Cavalier admitted in federal court in Portland that he conspired with others to impede Interior Department employees from doing their jobs at the refuge near Burns.

He became the sixth defendant to plead guilty in the continuing case. The other five took deals in which government prosecutors agreed to dismiss the gun charge.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel said prosecutors, in exchange for Cavalier's acceptance of responsibility, will recommend a sentence far below the maximum of 11 years in prison, likely 15-21 months.

Cavalier also faces charges in Nevada for his involvement in a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents at Cliven Bundy's ranch. Gabriel said Wednesday's plea agreement is with Oregon alone, and there are "no promises" in the Nevada case ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/crime/article/Ammon-Bundy-bodyguard-pleads-guilty-in-Oregon-8332918.php

Still more #BundyTeaParty ...

[pinboy3niner]

1. More like stolen valor artist

Im too tired to post the background on him from threads here and elsewhere, but maybe someone else will.

[jberryhill]

2. Well...

Do you mean to say you can prove this guy is an asshole?

[pinboy3niner]

3. Nice one, lol. As if the Malheur militants need more to condemn them.

But yes, we have a history on this one.

[jberryhill]

4. That's why I got the Congressional Medal of Honor

For amazing posts on the Internet!

[pinboy3niner]

5. I was the one who put you in for that

[jberryhill]

6. That's weird

In my citation it says you are one of the ten guys who didn't make it back alive.

I have a hard time reading MoH citations, because they all seem to have a common thread - the recipient was having a bad day and said, "Fuck this shit, I've had ENOUGH!" Oh, and they have adrenal glands the size of coconuts.

You get halfway through, and it's like, "There's more?"

[pinboy3niner]

7. I avoid frivolous comments about that award

A friend of mine was MOH posthmous in Vietnam. When some of his men were wounded and down and no one could reach them to help because of the machine gun fire, Steve assaulted the NVA machine gun bunkers. After taking out two of them, he was so shot up that he couldn't fire on the third, or even throw his grenade. So he carried his grenade into the bunker...

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/3264/doane-stephen-holden.php

R.I.P. Steve

[jberryhill]

8. Good Lord

[GOLGO 13]

9. Went out like a Warrior!

That was one badass man. Respect.