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69. Oregon standoff figure arrested after threatening to shoot federal officers, DA says

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 09:57 PM

Mar 2016

Oregon standoff figure arrested after threatening to shoot federal officers, DA says
By Les Zaitz | The Oregonian/OregonLive March 17, 2016

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, 49, 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.

Willingham had a semi-automatic rifle with 230 rounds of .308-caliber ammunition at the time of his arrest, Carpenter said. .....................

Rob Davis @robwdavis
#OregonStandoff figure: Arrest me or I'll shoot people.
Police: OK, we will.

Carli Brosseau ‏@carlibrosseau 3 hours ago
Newest #Oregonstandoff installment. 1 commenter put it: "The story that never.......ever.......ever.........ends."

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