An Occupation In Eastern Oregon

After less than a day of deliberation, a jury found FBI special agent Joseph Astarita not guilty of lying about a high-profile police shooting during the Malheur refuge occupation.

Closing arguments took place Thursday in Portland in the trial of an FBI agent accused of lying an obstruction of justice.

An FBI agent charged with lying to investigators testified Wednesday that he never fired his gun at a 2016 traffic stop that left a Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation leader dead.

Many in Harney County suspect ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond would have come home sooner if not for the Bundys and their followers. 

A jury was seated Tuesday in Portland for the trial of an FBI agent accused of firing his gun during a key moment of the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Oregon Republican Rep. Greg Walden says he’s applauding the presidential pardon of Dwight and Steven Hammond, whose sentencing was being protested by the 2016 Malheur occupation in Eastern Oregon.

The new documents are only a portion of what the grand jury heard. But the transcripts give insight into the testimony and evidence the jury assessed before they indicted FBI special agent W. Joseph Astarita.

Federal prosecutors described new details Tuesday in federal court about their case against an FBI agent they've charged with lying about firing his weapon during the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Ryan Payne, one of the leaders of the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, was sentenced Tuesday in Portland.

A federal judge in Portland declined Monday to dismiss any of the five counts against an FBI Special Agent. Joseph Astarita is charged with lying about firing his gun during the 2016 Malheur Occupation.