FBI Agent Shot by Booby-Trapped Wheelchair in House Rigged with Explosives
An FBI special agent was shot by a booby-trapped wheelchair in a house rigged with explosive devices in southern Oregon.
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Oregon Jury Acquits FBI Agent of Lying About Firing Weapon in Death of Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors took a big hit on Friday in a Portland, Ore., courtroom. A federal jury found FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita not guilty after about six hours of deliberations over two days. He was accused of lying to conceal that he fired two shots at the truck of refuge occupation…
Jury Acquits FBI Agent Accused of Firing Gun During Oregon Standoff
A federal jury has acquitted an FBI agent accused of lying to investigators about whether he fired his gun twice at a militia elder involved in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge.
Court Battle Begins in Portland for FBI Agent Accused of Lying About Firing His Weapon
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The court battle began this week between the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland, Ore., and FBI agent Joseph Astarita who is charged with lying about firing his rifle at Robert LaVoy Finicum in the moments before the rancher was killed by state police on a rural Oregon highway. In opening statements…
Trial Starts This Week in Oregon for FBI Agent Accused of Lying About Firing His Gun
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On Tuesday, FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita, 41, who was part of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team deployed out of Quantico, Vayears old, will stand trial in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice related to the 2016 fatal shooting of Robert…
FBI Renews Search for Long-Sought Child Molestation Suspect
The FBI is renewing its search for a long-sought fugitive who was charged in 1993 with molesting five girls between the ages of 10 and 15.
Oregon Man Charged After Calling FBI 752 Times And Making Threats
A 45-year-old Oregon man is accused of calling the FBI phone line 752 times since December 2015 and leaving threats for agents is facing a federal criminal charge.
Occupiers of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Found Not Guilty in Jury Trial
The trial involving seven people who participated in the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon ended Thursday with each defendant found not guilty of federal conspiracy charges.