A Malheur, Ore., National Wildlife Refuge protester was arrested Monday on a warrant from Riley County according to a report from The Oregonian.
Brandon Dowd, 31, was being held in the Harney County Jail under a Riley County Police Department warrant in a theft case.
Dowd wasn’t arrested for anything he might have done while on the refuge, according to a spokesman for federal and local law enforcement in Harney County.
The article goes on to say Dowd was seen about three weeks ago carrying a rifle and guarding the main entrance to the refuge. He also spent time inside the occupied refuge headquarters.
Dowd is reportedly accused of stealing a firearm worth about $600 from a 65-year-old man last May.
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