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On Tuesday, W. Joseph Astarita, 41 years old, will stand trial in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice related to the 2016 fatal shooting of Robert LaVoy Finicum.
Mr. Finicum had served as a spokesman for Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed occupation in 2016 of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Mr. Finicum was shot and killed after attempting to evade police and federal agents trying to arrest him and others for occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
FBI Agent Goes on Trial for Lying About Deadly Shooting in Bundy Standoff
Mr. Finicum had served as a spokesman for Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed occupation in 2016 of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Mr. Finicum was shot and killed after attempting to evade police and federal agents trying to arrest him and others for occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
FBI Agent Goes on Trial for Lying About Deadly Shooting in Bundy Standoff