Judge sets October trial date for Cliven Bundy, sons

By Brian Seay

Cliven Bundy (Photo: John Locher/Associated Press)
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, together with his two sons and four other defendants, will face a trial in October.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro on Thursday set the trial for Oct. 10, according to court documents.
Prosecutors say Bundy conspired to prevent government officials from rounding up cattle on public land during a tense, six-day standoff between dozens of armed ranchers and U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials in April 2014. The agents were trying to collect the cattle in lieu of $1 million in grazing fees that Bundy had racked up over more than two decades. He refused to pay those fees. The so-called “Battle of Bunkerville” happened about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, and ended when BLM agents retreated. No shots were fired.
October’s trial will mark the second group of people to be tried in connection with the armed standoff this year. Earlier this month, two men — Montana native Richard Lovelien and Idaho resident Steven Stewart — were acquitted of all charges in a retrial related to the standoff. Two other men, Scott Drexler and Eric Parker, were found not guilty on most of the charges against them. The jury split on four

Source: Guns.com