Anti-government activist Bundy arrested twice in less than 24 hours

BOISE, Idaho — Ammon Bundy, who led the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, was arrested for a second time within 24 hours for misdemeanor trespassing at the Idaho Capitol building.

Idaho State Police put Bundy in a wheelchair and removed him from the Senate gallery. He did not appear injured but didn’t respond to a reporter’s questions as he was wheeled from the Statehouse and through underground tunnels to a police vehicle.

Bundy, 44, was also arrested on Tuesday in the same building and charged with trespassing and resisting and obstructing officers. After the arrest police told him that he was prohibited from coming to the Statehouse for one year.

Lawmakers had to abandon a committee room when a crowd shouted down lawmakers and forced them out Tuesday. Bundy was later arrested in that room when he refused to leave.

Bundy and his supporters are opposed to proposed legislation the committee was considering that would shield businesses, schools and government entities from liability if someone caught COVID-19.

Bundy is a supporter of Black Lives Matter, and he supports defunding police to limit what he said has become a police state.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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