OREGON STANDOFF:  JUDGE CRACKS DOWN IN SENTENCING OF JAKE RYAN

"Today, Jake Ryan was charged and sentenced to One year and one day in prison and 30 days for each misdemeanor.   This news breaks our hearts.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Jake and his family.......In defense of the Hammonds the Ryan family stood.  We now stand with them all.  #freejakeryan"

Post on Ammon Bundy Facebook page 1043 pm Pacific Time 1/24/2018

"I'm sui juris.  I'm a man capable of handling my own affairs"

Jake Ryan speaks at his sentencing at US District Court-Portland, Oregon 1/24/2018

Jake Ryan had a good reputation in his community, the support of his sheriff and no criminal record as he faced sentencing in connection with the Oregon Standoff protest.

Yet today as was not the case with previous defendants facing sentencing, US District Court Judge Anna J. Brown claimed Jake Ryan was a flight risk because of his views and was not willing to admit he was wrong.    She ordered him to be taken into custody immediately by US Marshals

Jake Ryan was convicted in the second Oregon Standoff trial, a rigged process involving both Judge Brown and the office of US Attorney Billy Williams, appointed temporarily by the Obama Administration and now nominated in President Trump's name to be US Attorney permanently in Oregon.

Ryan wanted to represent himself today but the judge still wanted his defense lawyer to make an argument trying to suggest his sentence shouldn't be too harsh because his role was so small.  Jesse Merrithew argued for a sentence of probation.

The prosecution wanted a year and half prison term.

In the end Judge Brown handed down one year and one day for a felony and 30 days in jail for each of two misdemeaonors.   Ryan already served 50 days after his 2016 arrest and that should count towards his time in prison.

Ryan responded when a member of the Paiute Tribe said his digging of a trench was near sacred burial grounds was disturbing.    Ryan said "If I would have known that was an actual burial site, I wouldn't have done it".    His intention in digging the site was self-defense from the heavily armed federally led forces that had already killed LaVoy Finicum and injured Ryan Bundy.

Its become obvious since the end of the first Oregon Standoff trial where the jury found the "leaders" of the Oregon Standoff not guilty that Judge Brown has been out to get someone, anyone she can convicted of something in connection with the protest.   Brown met with the first trial jurors minutes after the not guilty verdicts to ask why they came to their decision.

The rigging of the second trial including her limiting of defense arguments and witnesses in the second trial stood out loud and clear.

Now Judge Brown has seen the Bundy's leaving the Nevada courtroom free men, not convicted of anything and she no doubt was aware that Ryan and Cliven Bundy spoke in Montana last weekend at a rally organized by Jake Ryan's family, among others.

Brown was fit to be tied and out to get someone in my humble opinion.