title: david fry released from jail
text: oregon live  by maxine bernstein 
  a federal jury on thursday found ammon bundy his brother ryan bundy and five codefendants not guilty of conspiring to prevent federal employees from doing their jobs through intimidation threat or force during the day occupation of the malheur national wildlife refuge 
  the bundy brothers and occupiers jeff banta and david fry also were found not guilty of having guns in a federal facility kenneth medenbach was found not guilty of stealing government property and a hung jury was declared on ryan bundys charge of theft of fbi surveillance cameras 
  more than we could have hoped for said one of ammon bundys lawyers j morgan philpot 
  stunning said defense lawyer lisa ludwig who was standby counsel for ryan bundy 
  im just thrilled said neil wamplers attorney lisa maxfield 
  the jury of nine women and three men returned the verdicts after five hours of deliberations on thursday in the highprofile case that riveted the state and drew national and international attention to the federal bird sanctuary in rural eastern oregon 
  each defendant stood separately facing the jury as the judge read the verdicts ammon bundy his hands clasped behind his back nodded as the not guilty verdicts were read for him first as he sat he smiled and rubbed the shoulder of his lawyer marcus mumford 
  his older brother ryan bundy stood as his not guilty verdicts were read he nodded and mouthed to the jury thank you defendant neil wampler hugged and kissed his defense lawyer maxfield 
  the coda to the stunning verdict undoubtedly a significant blow to federal prosecutors was when ammon bundys lawyer marcus mumford argued that his client dressed in a gray suit and white dress shirt should be allowed to walk out of the court a free man 
  us district judge anna j brown told him that there was a us marshals hold on him from a pending federal indictment in nevada 
  oregon standoff defendant jeff banta is relieved by acquittals 
  if theres a detainer show me mumford stood arguing before the judge 
  suddenly a group of about six us 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 bundys 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 bundys legal team rick koerber echoed philpot saying he heard mumford questioning in court why they were using a taser against him 
  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 
  by  pm mumford was released from custody he confirmed that he was struck with a stun gun once while he was on the floor of the courtroom 
  i grew up on a dairy farm so am i used to some rough treatment sure he said but he said the actions of the us marshals were uncalled for 
  all i was asking for was papers just show me you have the authority to take mr bundy into custody 
  as to the verdict very pleased very gratified this jury was dedicated they listened to our case 
  just after the verdicts were announced people emerged onto the front steps of the courthouse to tell a crowd of media and onlookers 
  supporters of the defendants gathered in a joyous hug one of them brand thornton of las vegas one of the original occupiers who accompanied ryan bundy and others onto the refuge on jan  and was called as witness by the defense said that he has been at the trial since oct  
  the verdict means everything thornton said its huge for ranchers and land rights within harney county and across the west he said 
  we did something peaceful and wanted to stay peaceful said thornton who has kept vigil outside the courthouse blowing a shofar 
  this is for the people of oregon thornton said this was never for us 
  wampler appeared on the courthouse steps and described the verdict as a stunning victory for rural america 
  david frys lawyer per c olson said it was the right result 
  i think the jury saw through this that they were wellmeaning wellintentioned individuals olson said the jury saw that the defendants cared about the hammonds and didnt like how the federal government was treating them 
  maxfield who represented wampler came out of the courthouse holding up her fists she said she has never seen anything like this happen where multiple defendants in a federal court trial were all acquitted and called it one of the most significant cases in her career 
  defendant shawna cox said she had a peaceful feeling as she waited for the verdicts but i didnt expect wed all be found not guilty 
  i wept cox said it brings me to tears im so grateful to the jury 
  defense lawyer matthew schindler standby counsel to defendant kenneth medenbach who was excused from court because of medical ailments said he called his client right away 
  hes been fighting for more than  years to be in a situation where a jury acquitted him schindler said its vindication 
  schindler said he believes the jurys verdicts resulted from the difficulty the government had in proving that the intent of the defendants was to conspire against the us fish and wildlife service and us bureau of land management 
  the judge gave us broad ability to bring in a defendants state of mind and what you saw was a number of defendants who each had their own motivations schindler said 
  when prosecuting a drug conspiracy its easy to point to what the defendants underlying objective is but in this case schindler said there was no obvious underlying self interest he said the defense also was bolstered because the jurors came from different regions from the state and not just from portland 
  oregon us attorney billy williams sat in the back of the courtroom with oregons fbi special agent in charge gregg bretzing as the verdicts were read williams left the courtroom early before the scrum with mumford to attend a gathering of the league of minority voters in salem thursday night 
  harney county sheriff dave ward who was the face of law enforcement during the day refuge takeover said in a statement while i am disappointed in the outcome i believe our form of government and justice system to be the best in the world these folks were tried in a court of law and found not guilty by a jury of their peers this is our system and i stand by it 
  the fiveweek trial offered a rare display three of the seven defendants chose to represent themselves five of them were among the more than  people who took the witness stand to testify 
  and one of the original  jurors was dismissed after a fellow juror raised concerns about his impartiality four days into an initial round of deliberations  what the judge called an extraordinary circumstance an alternate juror was summoned to begin a new round of deliberations with the remaining  jurors thursday morning 
  there was heightened security in and around the courthouse throughout the trial with security officers ordered to wear bulletproof vests and metal detectors set up outside the main trial courtroom and an overflow room with a live video feed of the proceedings 
  often supporters knelt in prayer in the courthouse corridor before the trial began in the mornings and some kept vigil across the street with one fellow occupier blowing a rams horn or shofar as the jury deliberated 
  pending prosecutions 
  the seven on trial were among  people indicted on the conspiracy charge 
  eleven of them pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge 
  seven others are set for trial on feb  but their cases may be affected by the verdicts if convictions are handed down in this case then defendants scheduled for trial in february might consider potential pleas if there are acquittals prosecutors may rethink going to trial on same charges against codefendants next year 
  on the eve of jury selection in this case prosecutors agreed to dismiss the conspiracy charge against pete santilli an independent broadcaster and selfdescribed shock jock who provided live stream footage of the occupation 
  nevada case 
  ammon bundy and ryan bundy also face prosecution in nevada in the  standoff with federal agents over the impounding of their fathers cattle near bunkerville nevada 
  the trial there is set to start feb  the two brothers and father cliven bundy are among  indicted in nevada others from the oregon refuge occupation also indicted on federal charges in nevada are pete santilli ryan payne brian cavalier blaine cooper and joseph oshaughnessy 
  payne pleaded guilty to the federal conspiracy charge in oregon under a potential global agreement that was in the works with nevada prosecutors but he recently asked to withdraw the oregon plea because no deal was reached in nevada prosecutors in portland have until oct  to respond 
  cooper entered guilty pleas in both cases oshaughnessy pleaded guilty in the oregon case with a deal pending in nevada cavalier pleaded guilty in the oregon case 
   maxine bernstein