Hearing for Standoff Leader as He Tries to Get Out of Jail

A federal judge is expected to consider whether the leader of an armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge should remain in jail.

Ammon Bundy, the leader of an anti-government militia, speaks to members of the media in front of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters near Burns, Ore., on Jan. 5, 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal judge is expected to consider whether the leader of an armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge should remain in jail, even as the standoff that began a month ago continues to roil a rural community in eastern Oregon.

Lawyers for Ammon Bundy say he should be let go with a GPS monitoring device and with orders that the Idaho resident should not leave the state except for court appearances. Mike Arnold and Lissa Casey said in documents filed Sunday that government prosecutors failed to provide “clear and convincing evidence” those steps would not suffice.

Lawyers for Ammon Bundy say he should be let go with a GPS monitoring device.