Posted on 07/26/2017 10:30:59 PM PDT by Robwin
The weight of a heavy sentence landed in the quiet federal courtroom Wednesday morning, leaving Gregory Burleson occasionally stroking his graying beard and his attorney pleading unsuccessfully for leniency.
The 53-year-old Burleson was the first to be sentenced for his role in the 2014 standoff between federal agents and supporters of Cliven Bundy near his Nevada ranch.
He got 68 years in prison.
U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro did take into account his blindness and frailty – he sat in a wheelchair during the hearing – but she also reminded Burleson of his crimes, which included threatening a federal law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice and interstate travel in aid of extortion.
She said agents – who hunkered down in a wash while Bundy supporters trained guns on them, recorded them and shouted at them – were scarred from the experience and suffered mental trauma.
"That isn't something that heals over with a scab," Navarro said. "You can't put it in a cast or stitch it up."
The case has been watched closely as it marked another round between the federal government and those who believe public lands should be transferred to local control. Burleson's trial drew supporters from neighboring states throughout the proceedings, which ended in April, and a handful would gather outside the courthouse to monitor the developments and post updates to sympathizers on social media.
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Outrageous-These political judges are the ones that need life sentences.
hell with commuting - pardon him. Commuting will keep the conviction on the books - pardon wipes it clean
Wait a second. Cops/Swat Teams do this to civilians all the time. Is this judge saying every one of those cops should get 60 plus years in prison for doing so? I'm sure those civilians were affected at least as much as the agents in the ravine.
I confess to not knowing all the details about this but did any feds get shot or shot at or was it all just bluster and bravado?
This stinks like a casino sized mound of manure to me. This is where an expedited appeal would be appropriate with a sentence reduced to time served if the poor guy isn't killed in prison first. If he is killed; this judge should be tried for murder. At sentencing a recommendation of 63 years sounds about right.
This is NOT justice; it's vengeance by the state/judge/feds - whomever.
We are both in agreement on your last statement.And the BLM agents intended to David Koresh the entire Bundy family.
You noticed that did you? In fact I think that same Oregon camp is occupied by some SJW group right now.
Commutation of the sentence is appropriate; the idiotic threats he made to undercover agents precludes any rational option of pardoning him.
Wow, 68 years?!
Most murderers don’t get that.
A true miscarriage of justice.
BOP would have lampposts future if i had my way
With a few exceptions
Bundy supporter 67 years.
Terrorists at GITMO, five to ten...
“My gut feels like Waco all over again”.
Which time? When the Feds burned the women and children or when they massacred some bikers at a mall restaurant?
Crimes described are daily foreplay for the Clintonista bunch. That’s before noon when the bribery, larceny, blackmailing, and murder begin.
That’s a signal that judges will always go easy on the left and hard on the right. American judges are nothing more than tyrants in black robes.
Make a mental note of this absolute travesty and comport yourself accordingly when the situation requires.
This is no longer the country that many of us defended.
Actions have consequences.
It is pretty early yet, but I’m hoping that Debbie will eventually see justice. May be a 68 year sentence for her once you’re crying shirt out isn’t the court will seem pretty satisfying as well. At the moment she seems pretty likely candidate for jail for my month those associated with Clinton.
Jeff can stop these outrages. As far as I know he hasn’t done anything to help Sheriff Joe!
The crime near as I can tell is that pussy so-called “agents” put themselves into a hole in the ground and made a group hug while crying, then claimed PTSD.
Compared to the posts that fly back and forth on internet forums? Give me a break.Total miscarriage of justice.
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