Refuge occupiers post video; Bundy seeks jail vistors

On Day 38 of the armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, one of the last four remaining occupiers, David Fry, has posted more videos.

It comes after a week of silence on his YouTube page. He said it was because the FBI had asked him to stop posting videos and cut off his means of communications.

The videos give a rare look at life on the refuge since the FBI put up blockades late last month.

“You can see, here we’ve got Camp Finicum going,” Fry said in the video, pointing at a tarp with the name of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, killed by Oregon state Police on Hwy. 395 north of Burns two weeks ago.

Fry is not mincing words in his videos.

“If they want to get in the way, we’ve got guns,” Fry said.

Fry said he talked with the FBI and that after they cut off his cellphone, he decided to post videos again. He now has a phone provided by the FBI to communicate with agents.

“It’s time to fight,” Fry said.

Fry also showed himself driving in government vehicles on the refuge.

“Driving your vehicle right now. More charges,” Fry said.

Two other occupiers, Sean and Sandy Anderson, said they’ve been wanting to leave but they did not hear about the deal some of the other occupiers got, which was to leave immediately and avoid facing charges.

“We never got that phone call. We didn’t know,” Sean Anderson said.

They said they’re only going to leave if charges are dropped and are calling on groups like the group the Idaho Three Percenters for help.

“They were supposed to be the buffer zone,” Sean Anderson said. “What happened to that?”

Fry said he talked to the Rev. Franklin Graham and asked him to pray for them. On his Facebook page, Graham said: “Will you join me in praying for a peaceful resolution to the situation, for each protester involved and their family members, and for the FBI and law enforcement working so hard to resolve this crisis?”

The post was shared over 10,000 times.

Fry also showed what he called booby-traps, like plastic bottles on the ground, to hear when FBI agents are coming.

“We’re only defending ourselves against an oncoming onslaught,” Fry said.

Fry also talked about people who don’t support the group.

“These are the people we need to get rid off,” Fry said.

He also called for help from anyone to remove the FBI.

“Lets kick these guys out of this country, out of this state — out of every state,” Fry said.

Meanwhile, Ammon Bundy’s lawyers released another audio recording of Bundy from jail, in which he asks elected officials to come meet with him and other jailed occupiers.

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore is scheduled to go to Portland on Thursday, allong with other elected officials. A spokesperson for Fiore said the names of those officials have not been be released yet.

Cliven Bundy, Ammon Bundy’s father, reportedly plans to travel to Portland as well, but the spokesperson for Fiore said the assemblywoman does not know about any such travel plans by Cliven Bundy.