Ammon Bundy and three members of his militant crew walked straight up to the gate of the FBI’s temporary compound at the Burns airport in Oregon. And FBI representative reached out to Ammon Bundy yesterday to begin some kind of negotiation on the phone. Ammon Bundy responded by walking straight up to the entrance to their compound. The conversation lasted at least 30 minutes, with Bundy talking to the previously mentioned agent by phone after he was told the agent was not at the compound.
Bundy was accompanied by his personal bodyguard Brian “Booda” Cavalier, who was recently arrested for an as-of-yet unknown criminal warrant in Arizona. He left the occupation at the refuge after it was discovered he was lying about being a Marine and a combat veteran. All must have been forgiven because he’s back with his man Ammon Bundy. Cavalier also has numerous theft and DUI convictions, including one case of "extreme DUI." Cavalier befriended the Bundy family during the Bundy Ranch standoff and has been loyally by their side ever since. A source tells me he converted to Mormonism to show his dedication.
Also with Ammon Bundy was Jason Patrick, who helpfully live streamed the meeting between Bundy and the FBI, including the call with the unknown negotiating agent. Patrick is another alum of the Bundy Ranch standoff. Jason appears to be doing much of the social media work and possibly recruiting others to join them at the refuge.
Finally, although the video is no longer available, it is believed the third man with Bundy was Ryan Payne, who was the head of security during the Bundy Ranch standoff. He’s a bad, bad man and other militia people around the country have warned that he wants bloodshed. He’s a former soldier and has been in Harney County for weeks before the refuge takeover. He claimed to be an Army Ranger, but that was a lie. He did deploy to Iraq twice before leaving the Army in 2006.
John Sepulvado of Oregon Public Broadcasting arrived to ask Bundy about the convicted murder in his crew:
Unfortunately, Sepulvado was not able to ask very many questions because two-time felon “radio host” Pete Santilli got in his face, badgering and bullying Sepulvado because he dared ask about convicted murderer Neil Wampler. Sepulvado ended up hurling the “f word” at Santilli after he told him he was live streaming. Can’t really blame the guy, Santilli was being a classic bully.
Ammon Bundy and the FBI agent agreed to continue the conversation tomorrow and he and his crew headed into town for lunch.
If you are wondering why Bundy and his crew are able to move so freely, please consider this: there are heavily armed men spread throughout the community. If Bundy is led away in handcuffs, they lose probably the most calming voice amongst the armed militants and anything could happen. Let’s hope the FBI and federal agents truly do have a plan to get out of this because more and more armed men AND women are arriving every single day.
And a special note to the environmentalists who are protesting outside the refuge—please stop. You are now acting as human shields and are putting yourself in extreme danger. As much as we’ve joked about sending snacks to Y’All Qaeda, the simple truth is these people are extremely dangerous and they especially despise environmentalists. You can still hold counter protests, but for the your sake—please don’t go anywhere near Harney County right now.