21st century wire say defendants federal case nevada rancher cliven bundy sons group supporters key weapons charge drop recent pretrial hear still major legal battle ahead charge stem event april 2014 federal bureau land management blm agents try seize bundy cattle dispute ranchers government graze fee ranchers saw federal over-reach management public land heart dispute.mark anderson report develop story bundy ranch trials article american free press mark anderson american free pressa key charge weapons recently drop charge file nevada ranchers cliven bundy sons several supporters protest 2014. far case split three separate trials set start soon las vegas afp continue follow case evolve throughout summer.las vegas nev. federal judge pretrial hear feb. dismiss third count relate firearms 16-count indictment rancher cliven bundy 17 others stem april 2014 resistance crackdown carry federal agents bunkerville locate southern nevada.the standoff happen federal agents unsuccessfully try seize bundy cattle follow decades-long dispute accord government unpaid graze fee event widely see collision two worldviews emblematic western landowners longtime efforts resist turn back see heavy-handed federal micro-management vast stretch western lands.while las vegas review journal online call u.s. district judge gloria navarro decision drop count three minor victory men accuse organize mass assault law enforcement observers insist federal agents especially bureau land management actual assailants.judge navarro rule drop count amid request defense several charge contain federal indictment dismiss accord journal.paralegal tatum wehr assistant bret whipple attorney cliven bundy tell afp writer feb. navarro decision apply defendants await trial second roger root astute montanan legal adviser cliven bundy son ryan.roots explain afp phone interview drop count allege use gun impede federal officer three similar gun count drop allege use gun assault threaten interfere federal officer view three ways say basic thing word deliberate way feds get something stick.roots add motion dismiss case file feb. 2. rule couple weeks unless succeed thing definitely go trial say add case big exposure guy talk high stake accord root three remain gun count carry mandatory minimum sentence several years describe evil statute usc 18 sect 924 carry stiff sentence especially second offenses mandate sentence serve consecutively instead usual concurrent approach defendants could look 25 years life depend many count stick root understand it.roots also say federal government withhold critically important evidence defense amid severe moral ethical breach enormously wasteful improper spend tax dollars standoff blm agent dan love key figure saga.and love testimony thing grand jury hear bundy case issue indictment mean grand jury inherent right investigation never exercise federal case evidently far weak many people assume.an insightful overview love behavior concern bunkerville standoff relate matter hear interview brianna bundy wife defendant mel bundy conduct ksdz-fm twister nebraska blm agents laugh joke shoot women shoot children dog horse brianna tell ksdz refer evidence form body-cam footage evidently withhold public knowledge love accuse egg agents aggressively view cliven bundy supporters allegedly mortal threat discovery process could bring matter light yet happen continue report american free pressread bundy ranch news 21st century wire bundy ranch filessupport work subscribe become member 21wire.tv bundy ranch standoff defendants prepare trial nevada