Key Players Of Harney County Resource Center OccupationPosted: 2016-01-25 EVNN 1-25-16
NOTE: Not all of this information has been independently verified.
Key players in Harney County Resource Center (Malheur Wildlife Refuge) Occupation
Ammon Bundy 40
Laveen, Arizona
Owns a truck repair company
Devout Mormon
Ryan Bundy, 43
Cedar City, Utah
Ammon Bundy’s brother
Runs a melon business
Has 8 children
Mel Bundy, 41
Near Bundy ranch - Nevada
Ammon Bundy’s brother
Less vocal that his brothers
Ryan Payne, 32
Anaconda, Montana
Former electrician
Army veteran, served in Iraq
Founded Militia group: Operation Mutual Aid
Jon Ritzheimer, 32
Peoria, Arizona
Known for Anti-Islam Protests
Sells Anti-Islam T-Shirts through his company Rogue Infidel
Marine reserves veteran, 2 tours in Iraq
Blaine Cooper, 36
Humboldt, Arizona
Post Youtube videos about causes he supports
Has a registered film company called Third Watch Media
Convicted of a felony in 2009
Melissa Cooper, 37
Blaine Cooper’s Wife
Prepares food for Occupiers
Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, 55
From Arizona Strip area – Norther Arizona
Has 11 children
Has been Foster parent of 50- 60 children
Authored “Only By Blood And Suffering: Regaining Lost Freedom
A Rancher and neighbor to Cliven Bundy
Jason Patrick, 43
Bonaire, Georgia
Lost his job as a roofing contractor after leaving for the Oregon protest
Received “Hometown Hero” award from American Red Cross for helping stranded drivers in an Atlanta snowstorm
Duane Ehmer, 45
Irrigon, Oregon
Welder – “ I came down here to find out what was really going on”
Brand Thornton, 63
Las Vegas, Nevada
Owns a heating and air conditioning company
Carries a shofar (trumpet made from animal horn)
Shawna Cox, 59
Kanab, Utah
Authored a book about Cliven Bundy called
“Last Rancher Standing: The Cliven Bundy Story A Close-Up Interview”
Brian Cavalier, 44
Santa Clara, California & Mesa, Arizona
Often seen walking by Ammon Bundy’s side
Also known as “Buddha”
Michael Stettler, 49
Christmas Valley, Oregon
Works at a hardware store
Ran for a congressional seat in Ventura County as an independent
Steve Turner, 58
Sandy, Oregon
Retired Electrical foreman
Wes Kjar, 31
Utah
Left his job on an oilrig to join the cause
Neil Wampler, 68
Los Osos, California
Pete Santilli
Independent Media
Live streams events relating to the Occupation
Brandon Curtiss
Head of Idaho 3%-ers
"Idaho 3%-ers" providing security for Occupiers
Source: Dave Acton Checking In https://youtu.be/Rhyecn5aWLE
Source: The Oregonian https://youtu.be/I0K1dFKJBIk
Source: Others
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