Lawyer for Oregon standoff leader sees charges dismissed
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A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against the lawyer for the leader of the armed occupation at an Oregon wildlife refuge.
U.S. marshals tackled Marcus Mumford and zapped him with a stun gun as he argued with a judge last fall over releasing his client, Ammon Bundy, shortly after his acquittal in the standoff.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour on Wednesday carried out a request from prosecutors. Acting U.S. Attorney John Harrington declined to explain why they wanted to dismiss the case now.
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Mumford had been charged with failing to comply with official signs that prohibit the disruption of federal officers' work and failing to comply with a federal officer's direction to stop resisting.
His lawyer said the marshals engaged in "outrageous" misconduct.