A member of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team has been indicted in Oregon on five federal counts of making a false statement and obstruction of justice.
The five-count indictment relates to the January 2016 police chase and fatal shooting of Robert Lavoy Finicum, the spokesman for a standoff with federal authorities at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita, 40, received three counts of making a false statement and two counts of obstruction of justice. Appearing yesterday in federal court in Portland, he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Astarita will remain out of custody pending trial.
Find out the alleged deception that led to the charges against him, which law enforcement agency produced the evidence, and the dismay of law enforcement officials over the indictment.
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Who didn’t know this immediately!?
Should have been murder!!!!!
There is a documentary called American Standoff about this. It includes the footage of the shooting of Lavoy Finnicum. It’s hard to watch but I would recommend it.
The FBI Will never have credibility for a long time to come!
About time
They were set up and ambushed .
LOCK THEM UP! LOCK THEM UP!
this man was shot down in cold blood with his hands up.. so where are the protests for him instead of thugs like Mike Brown..all video especially the one in slow motion shows he did not move his arm down until after the first shot.
The democrat administration under Obama needs a full scale investigation.
Just look at all the scandals they’ve been involved in.
They were intentionally trying to dismantle our American Constitution.
They need to be incarcerated or shot for their crimes.
Investigate and prove me wrong.
That was no police chase ! these lying mother fuckers . That was a road block assassination .He was on his way to a meeting the feds invited him to, but he never made it. That entire ordeal was nothing more than a premeditated murder committed by the Feds in the name of corporate america’s design on some protected realestate. they also incarcerated and burned out some others. where is the media and the liberal left protests and outrage?. Oh, thats right ,he’s a White man murdered by the government so thats oK ! All those bastards should be hung !