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Gregory Burleson, a member of Arizona militia groups who participated in the 2014 armed standoff in Bunkerville, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 68 years in federal prison.
Burleson, 53, was photographed with a long gun during the standoff, moving around the sandy wash where federal agents were headquartered. The Bureau of Land Management was in Bunkerville to carry out a court order to round up rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle from public lands. The operation was unsuccessful after hundreds of protesters, many armed, descended on the small rancher town in southwest Nevada.
Burleson:“Yes, I was down in the wash. I went down there with the intention to see what was going on,” Burleson said during his sentencing hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.”I did not go down there with the intention of assaulting or killing anyone.”
The sentence she imposed of 68 years and three months was markedly lower than the 87 years prosecutors had requested.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Dickinson said Burleson failed to show any remorse for his actions in Bunkerville, and that he came to the town with a small arsenal of weapons, knives, and swords. Dickinson urged the judge to impose a harsh sentence to deter copy-cat offenders.
“It’s not going to change everyone’s mind, but they’re going to think twice about doing that because they’re going to know there are consequences to those actions,” he said.
Bundy supporter Burleson sentenced to 68 years in prison
Guess the jury said BS, as they were anti-guns. Guns DO put the right people in JAIL: Where they belong. ENJOY the 50 years of HARD Times with BIG BUBBA! Let's see how the Coward deals with people with guns.