Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the FBI, are working on plans for a resolution to a standoff in Oregon after armed militiamen took over a building at a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge this weekend to protest the extension of prison terms for two ranchers convicted of setting fire to federal lands. The FBI said in a statement Sunday that it is taking the lead to "bring a peaceful resolution to the situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge," reports NBC News. But the agency did not provide details of any plans. "Due to safety considerations for...
- 1/4/2016
- by Tim Nudd, @nudd
- PEOPLE.com
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