Cliven Bundy vs. Government land management

[HairOfTheDog]

This verdict is troubling.

Yeah, I thought the Oregon Bundy stand-off verdict was troubling too. A Las Vegas judge in the Nevada Bundy stand-off case got it right though.



^ Gerald "Jerry" DeLemus of New Hampshire became the first person sentenced for his ties to the confrontation. Eighteen others are in custody.

DeLemus has been jailed for almost 16 months, so the sentence means the 62-year-old former U.S. Marine will spend about six more years behind bars. DeLemus arrived at the Bundy ranch hours after the tense armed standoff that led to the release of the rancher's cattle and was hailed as a victory in a decades-long fight over government-owned land.

He then spent more than a month in an encampment organizing armed patrols and serving as an intermediary between a self-styled militia and local authorities.

He had been expected to get a six-year sentence after pleading guilty last August to conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. and interstate travel in aid of extortion. But Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas added time after faulting DeLemus for trying to withdraw his pleas. She said she didn't think he accepted responsibility for his actions.

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