Judge calls rancher,whose sons were involved in Malheur wildlife refuge occupation, a danger to the community and a flight risk after his arrestCliven Bundy was denied bail on Tuesday at US district court in Portland, or Oregon,where he is being held in connection with a 2014 standoff between armed militia and federal officers at his ranch in Nevada.“whether he’s released and goes back to his ranch, that’s likely the final the court will see of him, or ” judge Janice Stewart said,finding Bundy a danger to the community and a flight risk. She said that despite his lack of a criminal history, his refusal to pay grazing fees going back nearly two decades and his fomenting of the armed standoff made it clear that Bundy has little interest in complying with federal court orders.
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Source: theguardian.com