From Oregonlive website
U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown told him that there was a U.S. Marshal’s hold on him from a pending federal indictment in Nevada.
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“If there’s a detainer, show me,’’ Mumford stood, arguing before the judge.
Suddenly, a group of about six U.S. Marshals surrounded Mumford at his defense table. The judge directed them to move back but moments later, the marshals grabbed on to him.
“What are you doing?’’ Mumford yelled, as he struggled and was taken down to the floor.
As deputy marshals yelled, “Stop resisting,’’ the judge demanded, “Everybody out of the courtroom now!’’
Mumford was taken into custody, a member of his legal team confirmed.
Ammon Bundy’s lawyer J. Morgan Philpot, said afterwards on the courthouse steps that Mumford had been arrested and marshals had used a stun gun, or Taser, on his back. Another member of Ammon Bundy’s legal team Rick Koerber, echoed Philpot, saying he heard Mumford questioning in court why they were using a Taser against him. That could not be independently confirmed.
Philpot decried the marshals’ treatment of Mumford in the courtroom. “What happened at the end is symbolic of the improper use of force by the federal government,’’ he said.
Oh my. This is horrible. Why would marshalls attack and arrest counsel? This is the kind of thing that ends the order of societies. Liberty Tree 1765.
I pray there is video. This lawyer should be able to retire very comfortably after his lawsuit concludes.
Two or three issues come to mind.
Planned event. My question who is in charge in a courtroom?
I want the names of those six, and if I was the lawyer in question, a lawsuit would be forthcoming against them. The judge certainly was in on it from the beginning or lost control of the courtroom.
No evidence whatsoever of what would precipitate such action from Federal Marshals other than being pissed off at the verdict and thinking that they were Gods gift to courtroom justice. Damn them one and all.