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Oregon occupation supporters investigated for death threats
......... In email, phone messages and Facebook posts, supporters have threatened retaliation for the mass arrests and the death of Robert LaVoy Finicum, 54, a Nevada rancher and a spokesman for the militants, who was shot and killed during the 41-day standoff in Oregon.
The messages target law enforcement officers and government officials, including Oregon’s governor, according to a sampling of threats released last week by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Investigators gathered more than 80 threats as part of the office’s investigation into the Finicum shooting in neighboring Harney County.
“We're going to shoot to kill,” said an anonymous caller to Gov. Kate Brown’s office on Jan. 27, the day after Finicum was shot to death by Oregon State Police troopers in a confrontation on a road near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Another caller to Brown’s office warned, “You killed an unarmed rancher so now one of you must die unfortunately. Goodbye.” ...........
......... In email, phone messages and Facebook posts, supporters have threatened retaliation for the mass arrests and the death of Robert LaVoy Finicum, 54, a Nevada rancher and a spokesman for the militants, who was shot and killed during the 41-day standoff in Oregon.
The messages target law enforcement officers and government officials, including Oregon’s governor, according to a sampling of threats released last week by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Investigators gathered more than 80 threats as part of the office’s investigation into the Finicum shooting in neighboring Harney County.
“We're going to shoot to kill,” said an anonymous caller to Gov. Kate Brown’s office on Jan. 27, the day after Finicum was shot to death by Oregon State Police troopers in a confrontation on a road near the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Another caller to Brown’s office warned, “You killed an unarmed rancher so now one of you must die unfortunately. Goodbye.” ...........
Hatewatch Verified account @Hatewatch Mar 28
‘Cascade of Threats’ Directed at Public Officials Involved with #OregonStandoff
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/03/28/%E2%80%98cascade-threats%E2%80%99-directed-public-officials-involved-oregon-occupation
The Oregonian @Oregonian 5 hours ago
Federal judge admonished Shawna Cox she's not to speak publicly about #OregonStandoff case http://bit.ly/1pInF9c
Maxine Bernstein @maxoregonian 6 hours ago
Fed prosecutor Craig Gabriel: Shawna Cox incited people to travel to Montana to help in harboring codefendant Jake Ryan #Oregonstandoff
Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas Mar 28
With the accused of the #Oregonstandoff headed for Nevada court, it's the first time in months there's been no Bundys in Oregon.
.@DeschutesSO releases more documents related to Finicum investigation. This time, sample of threats #Oregonstandoff
http://sheriff.deschutes.org/Media/OIS-Updates/Redacted_Threat_Examples_3222016.pdf
BevMarie @evenbev
#OregonStandoff. Written by archaeologist.
A Personal History With The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.slowbloom.com/blog/2016/01/a-personal-history-with-the-malheur-
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