Oregon militia leader attempted to escape from jail with a bed sheet rope
No matter the thread count, bed sheets can always be repurposed into powerful ladder substitutes.
Ryan Bundy is a rancher and one of the leaders of the Oregon militia who staged the infamous 41-day standoff this past January.
Bundy has since been sent to jail, but he wasn't about to let any pesky concrete walls get between him and his freedom. On Monday, federal prosecutors revealed that Bundy appeared to have attempted to escape jail with a rope made of bedsheets.
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Bundy, who's temporarily incarcerated in a jail in Portland, Oregon, denied the allegations, arguing that he was trying to "practice braiding rope."
He was just a normal guy, braiding a 12-15 piece of rope in his jail cell for the lulz.
Bundy is one of 26 protestors currently being charged for their role in the standoff at the Malheur national wildlife refuge. If convicted, he could face decades in prison for his use of "force, intimidation and threats" against government officials. His trial is scheduled to begin in September.
In addition to the braided rope, Bundy was found to have two strips of torn sheets, extra pillowcases, towels and an unauthorized chair in his cell. Deputies found the torn sheets under Bundy's mattress.
"We have actual evidence that he tried to escape," Assistant U.S. Prosecutor Geoffrey Barrow told the court in a pre-trial hearing on Monday.
While Bundy received an administrative write-up for his actions, he has yet to face any other additional disciplinary actions. In March, Bundy decided to waive his right to counsel.
He will have to escape from prison with words, not bedsheets.
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