LAS VEGAS – Although the ongoing Bundy trial in the U. S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada has had its share of dramatic changes, that’s especially true lately.
A major twist is that internet-radio personality Pete Santilli – one of seven defendants in the trial that had been set to begin with jury selection on Oct. 10th before it was delayed again -‘plead guilty (on Friday, Oct. 6) and was released pending sentencing,’ confirmed his attorney, Chris Rasmussen of Las Vegas.
In that highly anticipated trial, with Santilli now excluded due to his plea, the federal government is trying elder rancher Cliven Bundy (image, left), his sons Ammon and Ryan, and militia leader Ryan Payne. Two other defendants, O. Scott Drexler and Eric Parker, who are being retried for a third time from earlier proceedings will join the others in this second of three planned trials.
Another development is that, due to concerns that the Oct. 1st mass shooting at Mandalay Bay Hotel might prevent the defendants from getting a fair shake. According to Ryan Payne’s attorney, the Vegas shooting has the potential to bias jurors, and has asked that the trial be moved to Nevada’s second largest city, Reno, located seven hours north of Las Vegas.
This post was published at 21st Century Wire on OCTOBER 13, 2017.
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