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struggle4progress

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:59 AM Mar 2016

New Indictment Alleges Damage To Burns Paiute Site [View all]

by Anna Griffin OPB
March 9, 2016 10:07 a.m.
Updated: March 9, 2016 1:14 p.m.

A new indictment unsealed Wednesday confirms the fears of members of the Burns Paiute Tribe that militants damaged an archaeological site during the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

The new charge is against occupier Sean Anderson and another defendant whose name has been redacted, suggesting he or she may not be in law enforcement custody.

The indictment accuses Anderson and the unnamed defendant of using “heavy equipment” in a way that damaged “an archaeological site considered sacred to the Burns Paiute Tribe.” It did not go into any more detail.

The unnamed defendant in the case also faces charges for conspiracy and operating heavy equipment on the refuge ...


http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/sean-anderson-charges-burns-paiute-archaeological-site/

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