Oregon wildlife refuge occupiers took a literal dump near 'sensitive artifacts' in sacred Paiute grounds, FBI says
In court documents filed Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said that the FBI has uncovered a trench with "significant amounts of human feces" at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. The FBI started processing evidence at the refuge on Saturday, two days after the final four armed militants ended a 41-day occupation of the public wildlife facility. As part of its crime-scene processing, the FBI is working with the Burns Paiute Tribe to catalogue any damage to the tribal artifacts and sacred burial grounds on refuge property.
It was in this part of the refuge that the occupiers apparently set up a camp. "Occupiers appear to have excavated two large trenches and an improvised road on or adjacent to grounds containing sensitive artifacts," Williams wrote. He also said that the FBI is concerned that buildings and vehicles were booby trapped by the occupiers. The occupation cost taxpayers millions of dollars, and state and local authorities are seeking to recoup their part of the expenses from the federal government and 12 occupiers arrested for obstructing federal agents, Reuters reports.
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