Bundy family sues U.S. government over 2014 armed standoff, misconduct

Bundy family sues U.S. government over 2014 armed standoff, misconduct

A federal lawsuit filed nearly 10 years after the armed standoff involving the Bundy family…

KLAS

By Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A federal lawsuit filed nearly 10 years after the armed standoff involving the Bundy family and BLM officers accuses the U.S. government of an organized plot to steal water rights, kill cattle and assault several family members.

The standoff brought national news coverage as rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons faced down the Bureau of Land Management when they confiscated cattle in a dispute over fees for grazing permits.

The lawsuit names son Ryan Bundy, his wife and children and Ryan Payne as plaintiffs. Ryan Bundy ran for governor in Nevada in 2018 but lost. Payne, a family friend, was at the standoff and was known as the “architect” of the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016. Ryan Bundy led that takeover.

Cliven Bundy, now 77, is not part of the lawsuit.