The Seattle Times reports:
State Rep. Matt Shea planned and participated in domestic terrorism against the United States before and during the armed takeover at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, an investigation commissioned by the Washington state House found.
The 108-page report found that beginning in November 2015, Shea, working with militia leader Ammon Bundy, helped “in the planning and preparation” of the Malheur takeover, a six-week conflict in which dozens of armed protesters occupied the refuge in rural Eastern Oregon. The standoff ended after one protester was shot and killed and dozens were arrested.
“Representative Shea, as a leader in the Patriot Movement, planned, engaged in and promoted a total of three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States Government in three states outside the state of Washington over a three-year period,” according to the report released Thursday.
Read the full story. Shea previously appeared on JMG when leaked chats showed his violent fantasies about executing non-Christians and when it was learned that he had participated in militia drills to train young men for “biblical warfare.” Shea advocates for the creation of a 51st US state based on “biblical law.”
Big update: WA State Rep. Matt Shea “planned and participated in domestic terrorism against the US”, an investigation has concluded.
He reportedly worked with militia leader Ammon Bundy to plan the 6 week-long standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.https://t.co/zhchumIf7j
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) December 20, 2019