Right-wing activist Ammon Bundy was reportedly jailed Monday after refusing to put on a mask to enter court, which led to him losing his own trial and resulting in a charge of not appear.
NBC News reported that Bundy remained in jail Monday afternoon in lieu of $ 10,000 bail and will continue to face charges related to the refusal to leave the Idaho state legislature last year after he was released. move an audience he was scheduled to attend.
“Mr. Bundy today refused to wear a mask to enter court and was therefore not granted admission,” a court spokesman told NBC News.
If Bundy is released, he will have to comply with state orders requiring masks within the court or face other charges.
The 41-year-old activist has been involved in several high-profile scratches with the law, including a 2016 clash between land use activists and federal officials on a wildlife reserve.
He fell into disgrace with other right-wing activists in 2018 when he broke up withPresident Trump
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“It’s like being in a room full of people here, trying to teach, and no one is listening,” Bundy said of the right-wing “patriotic groups” movement of the time. “The vast majority seemed to cling to what seemed like hatred and fear, and almost militant, and I don’t want to associate with militants.”