BILLY J. WILLIAMS, OSB #901366 

United States Attorney 

District of Oregon 

GEOFFREY A. BARROW 

ETHAN D. KNIGHT, OSB #99298 

CRAIG J. GABRIEL, OSB #01257 

Assistant United States Attorneys 

ethan.knight@usdoj.gov

geoffrey.barrow@usdoj.gov 

craig.gabriel@usdoj.gov

1000 SW Third Ave., Suite 600 

Portland, OR 97204-2902 

Telephone: (503) 727-1000 

Attorneys for United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF OREGON 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 v. 

AMMON BUNDY, et al., 

 Defendants.

3:16-CR-00051-BR

GOVERNMENT’S STATUS 

REPORT REGARDING EVIDENCE 

PROCESSING AND CRIME SCENE 

ACCESS

 The United States of America, by Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District 

of Oregon, and through Geoffrey A. Barrow, Ethan D. Knight, and Craig J. Gabriel, Assistant 

United States Attorneys, hereby files this Status Report Regarding Evidence Processing and Crime 

Scene Access. 

 On February 16, 2016, the government notified this Court and the parties that the FBI 

Evidence Response Team (ERT) began processing crime scenes at the Malheur National Wildlife 

Refuge (MNWR) on February 13, 2016. At that time, the government estimated that it would 

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take the ERT twenty-one days to complete its work. The government can now report that the 

ERT completed its work earlier today. The FBI has turned control of the Refuge over to the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

 On Monday, February 22, 2016, the government contacted the defendants’ representatives 

for the site access issue, Lisa Hay and Amy Baggio, and offered to open the MNWR to defense 

counsel and their investigators. Through defendants’ representatives, the government extended 

the offer to counsel in the related case, United States v. Blaine Cooper, et al., 16-CR-00064-JO. 

The government has proposed the following: 

1. The government will open the MNWR site for a single visit by defense attorneys 

and investigators between noon on Thursday, February 25, 2016, and 5:00 p.m. on 

Friday, February 26, 2016. Thereafter, government personnel will begin the 

process of restoring the MNWR and preparing the site so that it can be opened to 

the public. 

2. During the visit, defense representatives may take photos and/or video, but will not 

be allowed to remove or disturb any items. 

3. The defense teams will be escorted by federal law enforcement officers. The 

officers will provide access, but will not answer any substantive questions. 

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 The government is prepared to answer any additional questions regarding defense access to 

the MNWR site and the government’s proposal at the hearing set for February 24, 2016. 

 Dated this 23rd day of February 2016. 

 Respectfully submitted 

 BILLY J. WILLIAMS 

 United States Attorney 

 s/ Geoffrey A. Barrow 

GEOFFREY A. BARROW 

 ETHAN D. KNIGHT, OSB #99298 

 CRAIG J. GABRIEL, OSB #01257 

 Assistant United States Attorneys 

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