A federal grand jury indicted 16 people for their involvement in the occupation of Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, according to an indictment filed Wednesday in an Oregon district court and unsealed Thursday. The remaining four anti-government activists, as well as leader Ammon Bundy and the 11 protesters who were previously arrested, were charged with conspiracy to impede officers of the United States and were said to have "prevented federal officials from performing their official duties by force, threats, and intimidation," the indictment reads.
The 16 protesters could each face up to six years in prison for the month-long armed standoff.
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