Ammon Bundy’s Attorney Surrounded, Tackled and Tased at Conclusion of Oregon Standoff Trial


After five hours of deliberation, the jury returned verdicts of not guilty on all charges for Ammon Bundy and his co-defendants in the closely-watched “Oregon Standoff” case.  The story doesn’t end there, however, as Mr. Bundy’s attorney found himself tackled, tased, and arrested by federal marshals.

At issue was whether the court had the right to keep Bundy and his brother in custody since there were still facing state charges in Nevada.  This resulted in a heated argument between Bundy’s attorney, Marcus Mumford, and the judge.

Ammon Bundy’s attorney was tackled by U.S. Marshals during a heated argument with the judge after his client was acquitted on all counts Thursday afternoon.

After the verdict was read, attorney Marcus Mumford argued that Bundy was free to go. Mumford was yelling that his client was free to go.

The argument with judge ended when several federal marshals tackled Mumford.

At that point, several marshals tackled Mumford, stunned him with a Taser and took him into custody.

“I just turned to [the marshals] and said show me what papers you have. Then, the next thing I know they surrounded me, took ahold of me, and they were talking about I was resisting arrest,” Mumford said. “They twisted my legs, put me to the ground, then tased me.”

Remarking on the number of marshals tackling Mumford and the use of a Taser on him, defendant Shawna Cox remarked,

“There was like eight of them on him and they tased him,” Cox said. “It’s unreal. How can they do that? This is not justice.”

Mumford was reportedly released from custody about two hours later.

You can hear eyewitness testimony to the taze arrest at 16:40:

Source:  KGW-TV



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